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Greeting a walrus... Things Vladimir Putin does

September 04, 2013 10:09 IST
Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with a walrus during his visit to the Primorsky Aquarium, which is under construction, on the Russky Island in the far eastern city of Vladivostok

Russian President Vladimir Putin, during his visit to the country's fast east region not just met the flood-hit victims, but also shook hand with walruses.

Putin befriended the giant sea creature when he visited an aquarium on Russky Island near Vladivostok and also fed a pair of dolphins. 

The Russian president is no stranger to bizarre photocalls as he is previously been photographed going horse-riding with his shirt off, sedating Siberian tigers and polar bears, and guiding cranes to new migration routes in a microlight

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