Celebrating the 40th Birthday of Fidel, the Cuban Crocodile Living in a Zoo in Kazakhstan
· Telemundo McAllen (KTLM)
The Almaty Zoo in Kazakhstan is celebrating the 40th birthday of Cuban crocodile Fidel this Wednesday, named after the leader of the Cuban revolution, according to the city's press service. 'Today, the Almaty Zoo is celebrating a special event, as Cuban crocodile Fidel marks his 40th birthday,' stated the government of Kazakhstan's former capital. Authorities report that Fidel was born in 1986 and arrived in Almaty in 2001 from the Riga Zoo in Latvia. For this celebration, zoo staff prepared a cake made of the reptile's favorite food, beef. The city hall noted that Fidel is in good health, quite active, and is under constant observation by veterinarians and zoo employees. Cuban crocodiles (Crocodylus rhombifer), which inhabit freshwater, typically live for several decades. At the Almaty Zoo, Fidel is fed once a week due to the slow digestion of these animals. Feeding this predator, considered one of the most intelligent species of its kind for its ability to recognize certain commands and hand signals, usually occurs on Tuesday afternoons, a process that has become one of the zoo's tourist attractions.
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