https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Along a river in central Germany, something scaly has been scaring horses and confusing fishermen. https://www.thelocal.de/20200907/crocodile-search-continues-to-captivate-central-germany Mon, 07 Sep 2020 11:57:55 +0200 crocodile-search-continues-to-captivate-central-germany At a unique zoo in Hesse, visitors can get up close and personal with deadly reptiles such as crocodiles and alligators. But on Thursday a court judge denied the zoo's appeal to be allowed to continue with these practices for children. https://www.thelocal.de/20171103/crocodiles-and-alligators-cannot-mingle-with-visitors-in-zoo-court-rules Fri, 03 Nov 2017 18:23:24 +0100 crocodiles-and-alligators-cannot-mingle-with-visitors-in-zoo-court-rules A zoo in Saxony is re-naming Fidel the crocodile, who is of Cuban descent, after cultural groups voiced concerns about associations with Communist revolutionary Fidel Castro. https://www.thelocal.de/20131113/crocodile-name-changed-for-political-reasons Wed, 13 Nov 2013 01:15:00 +0100 crocodile-name-changed-for-political-reasons Nearly 40 years ago, the African nation of Mali gave former East Germany a baby crocodile as a gift. Now, Theophila is over three metres long and lives in Magdeburg's water treatment plant where she has become a local legend. https://www.thelocal.de/20130423/49303 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 12:57:00 +0200 49303 Police in Berlin are trying to find out how a 1.20-metre-long dead crocodile turned up on the banks of the Oberhavel in Spandau. https://www.thelocal.de/20090416/18685 Thu, 16 Apr 2009 19:53:00 +0200 18685