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Russia's Putin admits wildlife stunts are staged
Most recently, Mr Putin flew in a motorised hang glider alongside a Siberian white crane
Most recently, Mr Putin flew in a motorised hang glider alongside a Siberian white crane
Read more: BBC News - Russia's Putin admits wildlife stunts are stagedRussian President Vladimir Putin has admitted that some of his most dramatic wildlife stunts were staged.
Russian TV has shown videos of him tagging whales, saving a TV crew from a tiger and, most recently, taking to the skies to fly with Siberian cranes.
But, in an interview with an editor who lost her job after refusing to send a reporter on one of his trips, Mr Putin conceded some stunts were excessive.
He said the faked wildlife encounters highlighted animals under threat.