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Beluga Family Rescued From Low Tide By Russian Emergency Worker

Alexei Paramonov spent hours protecting the pod from wild animals and poachers and saved the baby whale from hypothermia.

Russian Photographer Wins Top Wildlife Photo Award With Amur Tiger Snapshot

The winning photo, titled “The Embrace,” shows an Amur tigress scent-marking an ancient fir tree.

Russian Bear Model Steals the Spotlight With Fairy-Tale Photoshoots

Stepan, a Eurasian brown bear, was raised by humans after his own mother abandoned him.

Russian Cat Owner Buys Out Train Compartment for Feline Passengers

A photo snapped by an eyewitness shows three cats gazing curiously out the window from the upper seats.

'my dog is my coach'

Muscovites and Their Dogs Race Cross-Country for Charity

Because there's no better fitness partner than your four-legged friend.

Meet the Rescued Animals at Moscow's Wildlife Rehabilitation Shelter

The Wildlife Rehabilitation Center gives rescued animals a calm environment where they can get ready to return to the wild.

unwelcome visitors

Russian Pensioner Unleashes Camel Chaos on Neighbors

A herd of 80 camels is causing mayhem for villagers in southern Russia after their owner set them free.

puppy pensioner

Russia's First Police Corgi Goes Into Retirement

Officer Ryzhiy sniffed out crime for more than seven years.

containing the spread

Hundreds of ‘Rabid’ Dogs and Cats Killed at Russian Shelter

Animal rights activists had discovered carcasses of what they said were 100 dogs and a few cats with their throats slit.

Leopard Print-Clad Women Offered Free Moscow Zoo Entry

The promotion aims to promote awareness about big cats on International Women’s Day.

Warm Winter Wakes Moscow’s Bears Early

Roza, Alladin and Budur will come out of their pens and meet the public at the end of the week.

off the streets

Moscow Rounds Up Stray Animals, Kills Rats Over Coronavirus Fears

Animal rights campaigners have decried the move as cruel and scientifically groundless.

Polar Bear Cannibalism On the Rise in Russia’s Arctic, Scientists Say

Growing human activity and development in the region has shrunk the animals' hunting grounds.

Siberia's Mild Winter Wakes Badger Cubs From Hibernation

The badgers usually remain fast asleep until the end of February.

Downward cat pose

Cat Yoga Brings Muscovites Closer to Zen

An anti-cafe in central Moscow found the perfect solution to the post-New Year blues.

'I'm Not Baggage': Russian Pets Unite in Flashmob After Cats' Airplane Death

People shared photos of their pets in suitcases to call for justice over two cats that died after flying in an Aeroflot cargo hold.

Aeroflot, Sheremetyevo Under Fire For Cat Passengers' Deaths

Two cats have died and another has been injured with frostbite after traveling in the cargo hold during a New York-Moscow flight.

Where are the turtles?

Russian Activists Fume Over Live-Turtle Hookah Pipes

The reptiles are allegedly unable to inhale the hookah smoke from within their aquariums.

Freak Warm Weather Threatens Birth of Baby Seals in Northern Russia – NGO

Dozens of baby seals risk being stranded on the shore or in the open sea if sea ice doesn’t form in the coming weeks.

Russian ‘Healing’ Cat Goes on Sale for $320K

“Whenever I’m in doubt, I always have a dream where everything is spelled out and I'm told what to do,” the cat's owner says of its powers.

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