“...which can weigh up to 450 kg (1,000 lb) and measure around ten feet (three metres) from nose to the tip of the tail.”
Didn’t pass my smell test. So I discovered that “Weights of up to 318 kg (700 lb) have been recorded and exceptionally large males weighing up to 384 kg (847 lb) are mentioned in the literature but, according to Mazak, none of these cases can be confirmed via reliable sources..” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amur_Tiger
I guess Reuters just took Putin’s word for it. But hey, what’s 290 pounds between friends?
Of course Reuters took Putin’s word for it, he’s a hero, dontcha know?
He didn’t just rescue people from a tiger - it was the biggest tiger in history!