This and 10 other silly questions answered by the Arctic explorer Alexander Oboimov.

More than 20 calves born although park keepers say there could be more.

Record sighting of Narwhal at 88 degrees north by Russian scientific expedition.

The number of Amur leopards in the wild in the Far East of Russia has dramatically increased, say wildlife experts.

Magnificent STS Sedov easily passes three Arctic seas exactly 142 years after the famous Vega Expedition was stuck in pack ice for 11 months.

Unearthed on the edge of the Arctic, she is the only woman so far found in an otherwise all-male necropolis, buried in a cocoon of copper and fur.

Permafrost remains of long-gone woolly rhinos, mammoths and cave lions bring intriguing scientific breakthrough.

Overhead high voltage cables at touching level for children, foals are slaughtered because mares too weak to feed them. 

Meet Syoma, the fearless, who plays cat and mouse....with a fox. 

With thick coat to keep it warm, the little Yakut horse loves nothing better than running about the frozen fields.