A 48 year old woman died as she cleaned the cage of a five year old female cat and her seven month old cub. 

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.

Tiny new arrival welcomed at Royev Ruchey Zoo - even if the little African bird does not like the cold.

Cases of mother bears successfully raising 'twins' in captivity are extremely rare.

This is the moment of the happy meeting between two young polar bears in a Siberian zoo.

Bear and goats among drowned animals at two zoos after typhoon and heavy rain hits Russian Far East.

An investigation is underway into the demise of Adam the ostrich, the star of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk Zoo for the last seven years.

New director Andrey Gorban, 47, on the challenges of modernising one of Siberia's favourite zoos, and dealing with his tapir's tantrums.

Baby Gertruda is growing fast but is too playful to stay still on the scales long enough for a weight check.