Latvian zoo offers discounts to Messrs. Bear, Partridge, Salmon (AFP)

RIGA (AFP) - If Russian president Dmitry Medvedev were to visit the zoo in Latvia's capital Riga this weekend, he would be sure to get a discount -- not because of his position, but because of his name. Celebrating its 96th anniversary, the zoo is offering discounts on admission to people whose first or last names are derived from the names of animals or any of nature's furry, feathered or scaled creatures -- something all too common among Latvians and Russians. Medvedev would qualify for the zoo's discount as his name in Russian is derived from... [read full story]