Love at first sight - is that a bear kiss?
'Cleopatra's necklace' found in a Siberian grave
An endangered orphan Amur tiger cub saved from poachers in Russian Far East
Siberia's new ambassador to Japan is a cat
The best place for children is here, in the heart of Siberia
Love me - love my fox, tamed and trained
That day in 2010 Vladimir was walking in the woods when he saw drops of blood on the snow
A window to Asia
...and facing extinction?
Forgotten pride
Vitaly Denisyuk, 37, was first to realise help was needed by frightened people at upstairs windows.
The sound described as ‘crying and giggling’ is the cub’s trademark way to seek attention, the zoo said.
Up to 500 mother bears a year give birth on remote Wrangel island, also the last place to see woolly mammoths.
The skill of ivory softening was used more than 12,000 years ago to make tools - or decorations - that still puzzle modern science.
Fur or other natural fabric garments protect Oymyakon cattle from getting frostbitten at -50C.