Sturgeon dances to avoid becoming dinner

Animal cruelty campaigners may have other views, but locals claim the sturgeon in its cramped aquarium at Lenta supermarket is dancing to save its life.

A video of its dances has made splash on the web. The author said: 'This poor guy lives in an aquarium in one of the big supermarkets in Novokuznetsk. Filmed by myself, but I did not buy it.'

'It was a suicide attempt,' said one comment. 'Or an escape bid,' wrote another. Among the comments were demands that the sturgeon should be bought - and kept alive.

The cost is 1,419 roubles per kilogram, which means the price of this animal would be about $63.