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Russia's Putin gets tiger cub for his birthday
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Posted on 10/10/2008 9:55:39 AM PDT by prolifefirst
MOSCOW (AP) — There's no doubt what Vladimir Putin's favorite birthday present is this year — a rare Ussuri tiger cub.
State television showed the Russian prime minister affectionately petting the two-month-old female cub on Friday. The tiger weighs only about 20 pounds and sleeps in a wicker basket at Putin's residence outside Moscow.
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Putin refuses to say who gave him the cub for his 56th birthday, which was Tuesday.
The Ussuri tiger is also known as the Siberian, Amur or Manchurian tiger. Fewer than 400 are believed to survive in the wild.
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TOPICS: Russia
KEYWORDS: putin; tiger; tigercub
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To: prolifefirst
Russia's Putin gets tiger cub for his birthdayGeorgian Rezident to be Named First Meal
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posted on
10/10/2008 9:58:03 AM PDT
by
theDentist
(Qwerty ergo typo : I type, therefore I misspelll.)
To: prolifefirst
Great! I hope he keeps it to full size and then when its mind strips a gear like one of my cats does when I’m petting it and turns into fangs and claws flying, Putin will be lunch.
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posted on
10/10/2008 9:58:28 AM PDT
by
Lx
(Do you like it, do you like it. Scott? I call it Mr. and Mrs. Tennerman chili.)
To: prolifefirst
I hope the tiger eats vlady when it grows big enough!
To: prolifefirst
No reprimand from the UN concerning domestic captivity of a threatened and endangered species?
To: prolifefirst
We sure are seeing a lot of this dude lately.
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posted on
10/10/2008 10:06:49 AM PDT
by
freekitty
(Give me back my conservative vote.)
To: prolifefirst
Hopefully it’s a cub from Seigfried and Roy’s pet tiger.
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posted on
10/10/2008 10:09:23 AM PDT
by
Teflonic
To: Dr. Bogus Pachysandra
The Tiger or the Vlady?.............
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posted on
10/10/2008 10:12:09 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(My wallet is made out of depleted you-owe-mium........)
To: prolifefirst
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posted on
10/10/2008 10:15:19 AM PDT
by
meowmeow
(In Loving Memory of Our Dear Viking Kitty (1987-2006))
To: prolifefirst
I think this is neat! (Yes, I know the 50’s called and want their word back.
I wish we could do that here. PETA would be up in arms.
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posted on
10/10/2008 10:18:47 AM PDT
by
edcoil
To: prolifefirst
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posted on
10/10/2008 10:18:57 AM PDT
by
traumer
To: prolifefirst
To: traumer
Now that’s a cat I would love to pet
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posted on
10/10/2008 10:23:20 AM PDT
by
Cyman
To: Cyman
Alina Kabaeva, is one of a number of young and beautiful Russian dancers and athletes who, under Mr Putin's patronage, have lately become deputies in the Duma - Russia's lower parliament.
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posted on
10/10/2008 10:27:33 AM PDT
by
traumer
To: traumer
Ummm well we know she is willing to hang around 55 year olds. Now I just need to become the King of Russia. Thanks for the pics
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posted on
10/10/2008 11:43:07 AM PDT
by
Cyman
To: traumer
Can I order her from the mail?
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posted on
10/10/2008 2:38:23 PM PDT
by
mowowie
To: prolifefirst
"The birthday boy told Russian media he loved the present and said the as yet unnamed cub would be soon moved to a zoo. "
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posted on
10/10/2008 9:47:23 PM PDT
by
FocusNexus
("Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing." -- Vince Lombardi)
To: Slings and Arrows
Does this qualify for a kitty ping?
Picture in later post.
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posted on
10/10/2008 9:49:41 PM PDT
by
FocusNexus
("Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing." -- Vince Lombardi)
To: FocusNexus; Slings and Arrows; Glenn; republicangel; Bahbah; Beaker; BADROTOFINGER; etabeta; ...
"I can has dictatorburger?"
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posted on
10/10/2008 10:52:52 PM PDT
by
Slings and Arrows
("Poisoning the customers is bad for business." --Quark, *Star Trek: Deep Space Nine*)
To: prolifefirst
MOMMY WATZ POLONIUM?
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posted on
10/10/2008 10:58:08 PM PDT
by
denydenydeny
("[Obama acts] as if the very idea of permanent truth is passe, a form of bad taste"-Shelby Steele)
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