First polar bear born at zoo in 40 years separated from heartbroken mother as she gets set for new solo life.
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.
Heartbroken zoo keepers said the mating season's attack was 'unprecedented’.
Remains from the Zhokhov island in the East Siberian Arctic show trained sled dogs existed almost 10,000 years ago.
Biggest and 'best' in Russia, it is more like a 'reserve' than a traditional zoo.
Its residents will live in a vast man-made 'igloo' to protect them from polar temperatures and some of the most biting winds on the planet.
Map of shame: Greenpeace highlights junk and debris in dozens of sites across the 'pristine' environment.
New director Andrey Gorban, 47, on the challenges of modernising one of Siberia's favourite zoos, and dealing with his tapir's tantrums.