Barnaul angler Ivan Drachev, 33, caught more than he bargained for when he noticed an animal fallen through the ice.
Amazing video of oilmen feed the hungry animal.
These animals are supposed 'not to roar' due to their throat physiology, but hear his fearsome 'big cat' caterwawl as he attracts a mate.
People begin to mop up their waterlogged homes: but what about the 'abandoned' dogs and cats?
Private zoo in Irkutsk engulfed by flames and smoke despite minus 35C cold.
Head of shelter alleges 'arson', while fire chiefs claim bad wiring was to blame.
Loyal pet was freed but sadly died after being rushed to the vet by animal activists after suffering hypothermia in minus 32C.
Bears and lion move into their new home in Ussuriysk in Russian Far East.
Hunting inspector Vladimir Malkov rescued the wild animal as a baby after its mother perished in wildfires.
Amazing video as stunning wild animal gets his fish lunch on the frozen Arctic ice.