Novosibirsk

4.9.2025 – Photos by Arkadi Laptenko and Sergej Iltjakov The Summer has been very hot in Novosibirsk so Belka and Strelka are quite happy now that the temperatures are more BEARable. No doubt the visitors […]

29.8.2025 – Photos by Arkadi Laptenko Polar bears love the yammy fish so the keepers in the Novosibirsk Zoo arranged a fish party for Gerda, Kai, Belka and Strelka. The twin girls were ready to […]

19.4.2025 – Photos by Arkadi Laptenko The weather in Novosibirsk has switched between really warm days and some cold days when it was even snowing a little. The polar bear enclosures the snow has melted […]

3.2.2025 – Photos by Arkadi Laptenko and Sergej Iltjakov Sometimes a little polar bear wants to sleep a little longer …. … but when she remembers there’s snow on the ground … … she doesn’t […]

16.1.2025 – Photos by Arkadi Laptenko and Sergej Iltjakov The polar bear sisters Belka and Strelka are almost always on the run so it’s not so easy to catch them together in a photo. However, […]

13.1.2025 – Photos by Arkadi Laptenko and Sergej Iltjakov The polar bear sisters Belka and Strelka have learned how to play with their toys even when the enclosure is covered with snow. Snow gives the […]

16.12.2024 – Photos by Arkadi Laptenko and Sergej Iltjakov Belka and Strelka were born on the 16th of December 2022 in Novosibirsk where they’re still live. Knuti’s Magazine wishes you a very happy birthday, sweet […]

15.12.2024 – Photos by Arkadi Laptenko and Sergej Iltjakov The Winter has come to stay in Novosibirsk – well, at least until the Spring comes. Belka and Strelka are, of course, having bundles of fun […]

8.11.2024 – Photos by Arkadi Laptenko, Sergej Iltjyakov and Anna Novikova One morning Belka and Strelka woke up to a whiter world. It has been snowing and, of course, the girls were gladly surprised. The […]