In Pyongyang’s Korean Central Zoo, many of the animals that fill the exhibitions were sent from far-flung countries and, if North Korean state media is to be believed, their notorious leaders as well.
This includes dictators and strongmen, like the former Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabe, Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh and China’s Mao Zedong.
In Pyongyang’s Korean Central Zoo, many of the animals that fill the exhibitions were sent from far-flung countries and, if North Korean state media is to be believed, their notorious leaders as well.
This includes dictators and strongmen, like the former Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabe, Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh and China’s Mao Zedong.
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