Nov 15 6:08 PM

Cuban crocodile 'Fidel' gets renamed after controversy

Poster of Cuban President Raul Castro (l) and Cuban former president Fidel Castro (r), on October 14, 2013
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The Stream (Al Jazeera)

The Hoyerswerda Zoo in Germany was asked to change the name of a Cuban crocodile called Fidel after a cultural agency that financially supports the zoo thought the name was too politically motivated.

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