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'Baikal is starting to attract pioneering tourists looking for an extreme wilderness experience'
Mike Carter, The Observer
polar bears in captivity
Might getting undressed in front of a hungry polar bear save your life?
This and 10 other silly questions answered by the Arctic explorer Alexander Oboimov.
Double joy as polar bear family welcomes two tiny cubs in Novosibirsk
Cases of mother bears successfully raising 'twins' in captivity are extremely rare.
Polar bear cubs, born in captivity, rejected by mother & raised by humans celebrate first birthday
Team of ‘foster parents’ made a cake for the bears, celebrating milestone achievement.
Ultimate love as hero mother Gerda shows off her polar bear cubs in Novosibirsk Zoo
Enchanting images and video from rare birth of ‘twins’ in captivity, but keepers demand ‘quiet please’ so as not to disturb the family.
Famous polar bear departs for her new life in Osaka
Shilka became a global star last year in her pen in Novosibirsk but now she is set to be big in Japan after bid to keep her in Russia fails.
Polar bear mother Kolymana proudly shows her new cub as it leaves den for first time
The inquisitive baby took a first walk at Orto Doidu zoo in Yakutsk aged three and a half months.
Manicures, massages, warm milk and 24/7 care to raise polar bear cubs whose mother rejected them
Four Russian women share unique experience of becoming mother bears in the first ever attempt to nurture zoo cubs.
Relax - you are in Siberia
Mama Gerda teaches her cub the bear necessities of life.
Relax - you are in Siberia
Mama Gerda teaches her cub the bear necessities of life.
Hasn’t she grown! Shilka prepares to leave Siberia
First polar bear born at zoo in 40 years separated from heartbroken mother as she gets set for new solo life.
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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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