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    The TV footage did not show Putin shooting the beast but did show him helping to measure the Amur tiger's incisors before placing a satellite transmitter around the neck of the beast, which can measure around ten feet from nose to the tip of the tail. "The Ussuri tiger is a unique animal — it's the biggest cat on the planet" Putin said later, according to the daily Izvestia. Full Article at Malaysia Sun
    The Ussuri tiger is a unique animal — it's the biggest cat on the planet
    Vladimir Putin – Vladimir Putin SOURCE: Malaysia Sun 15 months ago
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  1. First of all, we must thank our colleagues, Americans, European colleagues for being involved with this during a difficult time for Russia when no-one was paying any attention to this
    Vladimir Putin – Vladimir Putin SOURCE: Malaysia Sun 15 months ago
  2. Vladimir Putin not only managed to see the giant predator up close but also saved our television crew too
    SOURCE: Malaysia Sun 15 months ago

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