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'If you emptied Lake Baikal, it would take every river in the world flowing into it a year to fill.'
Mike Carter, The Observer, 2009
ligers breeding
The rarest big cat in the world needs a normal moggy as her foster mum
Kiara, born to a ligress and a lion, is so unusual that no-one seems sure what to call her.
Two new rare liligers go on show for the first time in Siberia
The unusual big cats were born to ligress Zita, a cross between an African lion and a Bengal tigress.
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Sent to Siberia
Rookie FSB agents are punished for 'indecent' graduation jinx in Moscow
Gelandewagen parade videos leads to 'career change' as Russia demands highest standards from secret servicemen.
Born in Siberia
Up-close laboratory pictures of ancient mummy as scientists recreate his life and times
Probes taken by South Korean experts will reveal lifestyle of this Arctic boy from 800 years ago.
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The Bank of Russia official exchange rates of foreign currencies
