Can you imagine a polar bear being taken for a walk in your yard? But the residents of Norilsk don't even have to imagine. In 1974, the two-month-old Aika, weighing three kilograms, was brought to the city by the director of a local television studio, Yuri Ladin. For the first five months, the bear lived in a three-room apartment and played with the director's six-year-old daughter Veronica. And when she grew up, they started taking her outside. Passersby stopped to look at such a neighbor. Later, the Ladins and their whole family took Aika to a deserted island in the North Pole, where they filmed a movie about polar bears. She returned to Norilsk already weighing 80 kilograms. See what the bear that lived with people looked like and how her story ended in the video The video doesn't load? You can see it here.

Can you imagine a polar bear being taken for a walk in your yard? But the residents of Norilsk don't even have to imagine. In 1974, the two-month-old Aika, weighing three kilograms, was brought to the city by the director of a local television studio, Yuri Ladin. For the first five months, the bear lived in a three-room apartment and played with the director's six-year-old daughter Veronica. And when she grew up, they started taking her outside. Passersby stopped to look at such a neighbor. Later, the Ladins and their whole family took Aika to a deserted island in the North Pole, where they filmed a movie about polar bears. She returned to Norilsk already weighing 80 kilograms. See what the bear that lived with people looked like and how her story ended in the video The video doesn't load? You can see it here.