Putin's wild about his birthday cub
Updated on 10 October 2008
There's no doubt what Vladimir Putin's favourite 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, who weighs only about 20 pounds and sleeps in a wicker basket at Putin's residence outside Moscow.
Putin says a good home will be found for the tiger, presumably in a zoo or wildlife preserve.
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