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Home » Blog » Articles » You Will Not Believe This, Russian Couple Adopted An Orphaned Bear 23 Years Ago, And They Still Live Together
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You Will Not Believe This, Russian Couple Adopted An Orphaned Bear 23 Years Ago, And They Still Live Together

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You Will Not Believe This, Russian Couple Adopted An Orphaned Bear 23 Years Ago, And They Still Live Together

Meet Stepan, a domesticated bear who lives with his humans Svetlana and Yuriy Panteleenko in Moscow, Russia. The Panteleenkos adopted Stepan when he was just a 3-month-old orphaned cub. He was found by hunters in a forest all alone and in a very bad condition, so Svetlana and Yuriy decided to give him a home.

This couple adopted Stepan when he was a 3-month-old orphaned cub

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He was found by hunters in a forest very weak and lonely

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But Svetlana and Yuriy nurtured him back to health

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Now he’s a 23-year-old loving goofball!

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“He absolutely loves people and is a really sociable bear”

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“Despite what people might think, he is not aggressive at all”

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“We have never been bitten by Stepan”

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The bear eats 25kg of fish, vegetables and eggs every day!

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He does enjoy his cup of tea, too

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The gentle giant manages to stay in shape thanks to his love for games outdoors

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But there’s nothing like snuggling with his humans on a couch…

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And did we mention that gardening is his ultimate passion?

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