Exclusively in Russia: Man Takes a Bear for a Walk

Time to stroll! Spring has finally arrived, luring people outside for a nice walk and a dose of sunshine. This man decided that his pet bear deserves some fresh air, too.

On March 18, a man was captured on video walking with a brown bear on a leash along the blocks of flats in Taganrog, a city in the Rostov Region of Russia. The human-sized carnivore stood on its hind legs playing with his keeper. The video went viral raising a hurricane of mixed reactions on social media: some users joked that this could only happen in Russia, while others were concerned about such a dangerous predator walking the streets without a muzzle and being able to hurt somebody.