In Moscow, a Golden Retriever stole the show during a news broadcast — by stealing the microphone. 

In this week's Odder News, a new Russian Barbie, Russians need to work on their dental hygiene, and squirrels attack in Vyborg.

In which a raccoon is returned safely back home— but not to the habitat you might expect. 

Rescuers at the Amur Tiger Center are always happy to lend a helping hand (or paw) to tigers in need.  

The Russian Duma is seriously considering putting a slow end to the dolphin and whale display industry.

In this week's Odder News, Russia's feathered friends are having their own pandemic, cats are going ice fishing, and the International Space Station is getting old.

Surprisingly, a two-bedroom Russian apartment does not make an appropriate habitat for this 13-foot long python.  

In this week's Odder News, one of Russia's most unconventional actors and an ice dancer get married (again), polar bears take over Russian trucks, and the Hermitage is faking it.

There are a lot of really wonderful dogs in Russia, but this life-saving cutie has been named the best of all. 

Rainbow pups are popping up in more than one Russian province.

This creative conservation project benefits both the endangered snow leopards in the Altai region and local farmers and their livestock.

The Leningrad Zoo kept its animals alive during the siege – the 77th anniversary of which was commemorated this week.