Kus of the year

In 2020, the oldest inhabitant-Crocodile Saturn died in the Moscow Zoo.

Actually, Mississippi alligators live for about 30 years-in the wild. How much Saturn was, only he knew, and now no one knows; It is reliably known that in 1936 he was taken to the Berlin Zoo from America is already quite adults.

So this is only officially believed that by the time of death, Saturn was 84 years old. Maybe more.

An venerable old man, 10 years ago he fell into a book of records as the oldest crocodile on Earth.

He was my favorite: coming to the zoo, every time I tried to see him, he pretended that he did not give a damn about me, but this, of course, was not so - of course, my attention was flattered. I even photographed him; Now I have been looking for the best picture - unfortunately, I did not find it. Saturn, I remember, lay motionless, almost pressing his head hidden in the water, and kindly - to trembling - not flashingly looked at me.

Very impressive! So I took it off - with a huge head and an open mouth with rows of teeth growing in different directions.

Every year, by the way, he became more and more like one prominent Russian figure; As I understand it, their political views, in particular - on democracy and human rights, were especially close.

Although, as you know, Mississippian alligators do not eat people, except as a result of a misunderstanding - they are chasing and spitting out. Saturn, for example, did not eat anyone for a long life. Yes, skeptics are told to him, no one especially offered what he is very different from a person similar to him.

True, after the Berlin Zoo in 1943 was bombed by the Allies, Saturn fled from the imprisonment, and where the next three years was hidden - the story is silent;

It is possibly hiding unsightly details. But in the 47th it was discovered by a British patrol, captured and transferred to the Soviet occupation authorities. Denacification was carried out, it was certified that Saturn was not “as one of the legends) (as one of the legends), but he still hit the bars.

Well, we will wait when the classified archives will still open ...

Life was not easy. Recently, he was unexpectedly raised by his retirement age. So until recently he worked - with a crocodile Gena from the fairy tale of Uspensky ...

For pennies, to be honest.

Much flashed before his eyes. Five times - me. Under him, there were amazing changes in the country whose citizen he was. The cosmic era was opened ... They introduced grocery sanctions ... It’s a pity, it was not possible to vote for amendments to the Constitution, he was talked about a lot about them, I especially liked the article about the protection of animals and the attitude to religion, but - I didn’t have time, you can’t do anything.

The last two months of his life was on self -isolation, he received three fines: he did not install a special application on the phone, and Rospotrebnadzor could not determine where exactly he is currently ...

... I write out from the encyclopedia: “Mississippi alligators once kept a record for a bite measured in laboratory conditions, squeezing a measuring device with a force of up to 9452 Newtonons. It should be noted that at the time of these studies, the force of the bite of other representatives of the crocodile detachment was not yet conducted, and in the future the larger crested and Nile crocodiles gave out significantly higher numbers during measurements than alligators. At the same time, despite the very high power of the jaws, the muscles responsible for opening the jaws of alligators are quite weak, and their jaws can be closed with their hands or adhesive tape, if the animal does not resist, taking his head ... ”

Environmental, if you think about, quality.