Polar Bear Cub Found By Villagers in Russia

A seven-month-old polar bear, found by villagers in far Eastern Russia, has been brought to the Moscow Zoo with the help of the defense ministry. The bear is to spend a few years at the facility before becoming a part of a breeding program, according to the chief of the vet department of the facility. The female bear, named Nika by zoo workers, is very friendly and has quickly adapted to zoo conditions. People in the village of Ryrkaypiy on the Chukotka autonomous Okrug region found the bear alone in late august. They said she apparently lost her mother to poachers and was very weak.