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Putin's Love of Animals Through His Presidential Career

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Apparently aware that Russian President Vladimir Putin has a soft spot for animals, Turkmenistan President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow presented him with an... 11.10.2017, Sputnik International

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Putin's Love of Animals Through His Presidential Career

17:00 GMT 11.10.2017 (Updated: 17:01 GMT 11.10.2017)

Apparently aware that Russian President Vladimir Putin has a soft spot for animals, Turkmenistan President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow presented him with an extravagant birthday gift - a Central Asian Shepherd puppy named Verny (Loyal).

It appears that Vladimir Putin does have a fondness for animals as the Russian leader was seen on numerous occasions playing with his pet dogs, visiting nature reserves and aquariums or even participating in projects aimed at protecting endangered species.The following gallery contains images depicting some of Putin's interactions with animals ranging from pets to vicious predators.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow (L).

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Russian President Vladimir Putin about to personally help guide a flight of endangered cranes along their migration path.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin visits Russia's Tyva Republic.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin visits the Independent Operational Purpose Division base near Moscow.

© Sputnik / Alexei Druzhinin / Go to the mediabankRussian President Vladimir Putin watches as six Przewalski's horses are being released from the acclimatization enclosure of the Przewalski's Horse Reintroduction Center into the Orenburg Nature Reserve.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin watches as six Przewalski's horses are being released from the acclimatization enclosure of the Przewalski's Horse Reintroduction Center into the Orenburg Nature Reserve.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin seen during his visit to the Persian Leopard Breeding and Rehabilitation Center located in the Sochi National Park.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin visits the Primorsky Aquarium located on Russky Island in Vladivostok.

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Acting Russian President Vladimir Putin holds a chick in his hands during a visit to a farm in Krasnodar Region. 2000

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Russian President Vladimir Putin pets a horse during a visit to a cattle farm in Saratov Region.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin and former US President George H. W. Bush during a meeting at the Bush compound on Walker's Point.

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Vladimir Putin introduces journalists to a 2.5-months old tiger cub he received as a birthday gift.

© Sputnik / Dmitry Astakhov / Go to the mediabankRussian President Dmitry Medvedev and Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin seen during a meeting at the Bocharov Ruchey state residence near Sochi. 2009

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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin seen during a meeting at the Bocharov Ruchey state residence near Sochi. 2009

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Russian President Vladimir Putin plays with his dogs Buffy and Yume during a walk in the Moscow Region.

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Then-Prime Minister of Russia Vladimir Putin visits Russia's Tyva Republic. 2008

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Vladimir Putin visits the Losiny Ostrov National Park in Moscow.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin plays with his Akita Inu named Yume in Kremlin.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin visits the Primorsky Aquarium, located on the Russky Island.

© Sputnik / Alexei Druzhinin / Go to the mediabankRussian President Vladimir Putin inspects a 5-years old tigress caught by scientists of the Russian Academy of Sciences' Institute of Ecology and Evolution, in the Ussuriysky Nature Reserve.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin inspects a 5-years old tigress caught by scientists of the Russian Academy of Sciences' Institute of Ecology and Evolution, in the Ussuriysky Nature Reserve.

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EMERCOM head Sergei Shoigu, Albert II, Prince of Monaco and Russian President Vladimir Putin visit the ruins of Por-Bazhyn fortress in Russia's Tyva Republic.