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Zoo diplomacy: Putin sends wild animals to North Korea

Two brown bears, a lion, a couple of yaks, five cockatoos, 25 pheasants and 40 mandarin ducks. These were among dozens of wild animals Russia sent to North Korea in the latest display of the growing ...
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Putin sends African lion, rare animals to Pyongyang zoo as a ‘gift to the Korean people’

Russia transferred more than 70 animals, including an African lion and two brown bears, to a zoo in the North Korean capital Pyongyang from Moscow's zoo, the Russian government said on Wednesday. The ...
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Putin gifts a lion, bears and dozens of other animals to North Korea zoo

Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un signed a deal to ‘immediately provide military and other assistance using all available means’ if either side is in a state of war (AP) More than 70 animals, including ...
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Putin gifts bears, yaks and a lion to North Korean zoo

SEOUL, Nov. 21 (UPI) --Russian President Vladimir Putin gave a North Korean zoo more than 70 animals including an African lion, two brown bears and two yaks, Russia's environment ministry reported, ...
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North Korea Sent Troops to Russia. Russia Is Sending It Bears.

Vladimir Putin also presented a lion to Pyongyang Zoo, one of the more than 70 animals he sent as an emblem of the deepening friendship between the two nations. By Jin Yu Young Reporting from Seoul ...