RIA Novosti presents its thematic collection of the most interesting pictures taken by the agency’s photographers throughout 2010 RIA Novosti Photo Gallery: Animals.
© RIA Novosti . Alexey Kudenko / Go to the mediabankHorses in the Mikhailovskoye estate, in the northwestern Russian region of Pskov
Horses in the Mikhailovskoye estate, in the northwestern Russian region of Pskov
© RIA Novosti . Anton Denisov / Go to the mediabankHaze in the estuary of the Svir River, near St Petersburg
Haze in the estuary of the Svir River, near St Petersburg
Horses grazing outside Sayanogorsk, in Siberia
© RIA Novosti . Alexandr Kryazhev / Go to the mediabankCows at the Novorogalyovskoye dairy farm, run by the Siberian Agrarian Holding
Cows at the Novorogalyovskoye dairy farm, run by the Siberian Agrarian Holding
An orangutan ape at Moscow Zoo
Pelicans at Moscow Zoo
© RIA Novosti . Sergey Pyatakov / Go to the mediabankA sparrow drinking water to cool itself in Moscow’s summer heat wave
A sparrow drinking water to cool itself in Moscow’s summer heat wave
© RIA Novosti . Alexandr Vikulov / Go to the mediabankA Persian cat at an international feline show in Stavropol
A Persian cat at an international feline show in Stavropol
© RIA Novosti . Alexandr Vikulov / Go to the mediabankA bear cub in the zoological area of Moscow’s Victory Park
A bear cub in the zoological area of Moscow’s Victory Park
An African ostrich at Nizhny Novgorod Zoo