First picture of man who fought off a vicious bear with just a small knife. 

From frost-resistant woolly pigs to sheep that look like goats and horses that love playing the snow, there are lots of surprises across the taiga.

Environmentalists rescued the male cub after its mother apparently died in unexplained circumstances.

Experts say Kuzya, Borya and Ilona have adapted to life in the wild and satellite data shows they are happily roaming about their new habitats.

A man became infected from a cow, and only called for medical help a week after contracting the deadly disease - by then it was too late. 

Misha and Masha transported from one side of Russia to the other to their new home.

Irina Mukhamedshina, 24, a professional dog handler, is perhaps the world's leading expert in training foxes as pets.

WWF starts project to breed Amur leopards and released them in the wild.

72 year old Agafya Lykova begged for help saying she was short of food.