Tuesday 26 April 2016

Russia's Military Bought 5 Bottlenose Dolphins, Why Not?


It's nothing shady going on, Putin just wants to have sex with them. Story out of Moscow, Russia:

When governments award military contracts it's usually so they can obtain equipment such as guns, missiles and aircraft engines.

But this week Russia's Ministry of Defense bought some dolphins — and it won't explain why.

The ministry will pay $26,000 for the animals, at a price of 350,000 rubles ($5,200) per mammal, according to official records.

It put the contract to supply the dolphins out to tender, but Moscow's Utrish Dolphinarium was the only bidder before the process closed Tuesday, according to the Russian website for state tenders.

The dolphinarium pledged that by August 1 it will supply three male and two female dolphins aged 3-to-5 years old, "with all teeth intact ... [and] no mucus from the blowhole," the website said.

The state tender does not shed light on why Russia's military — in command of one of the world's most powerful armies — needs bottlenose dolphins. Cont.

Story from - NBC News

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