The latest under the radar news from all across Russia.

A fire in the Moscow region put this poor hedgehog into a prickly situation— luckily, firefighters were eager to help. 

Siberian Squirrels are given their first taste of freedom in the Siberian city of Barnaul— but one chose violence instead.

A student from the Russian city of Perm got caught out like a cat on a hot tin roof this week when he found himself volunteering to save a feline stuck in a window frame.

In this week's Odder News: the Play-Doh version of Moscow, the Russian version of Irish whiskey, and the Red Bull version of ice skating.

In Moscow, a Golden Retriever stole the show during a news broadcast — by stealing the microphone. 

In this week's Odder News, a new Russian Barbie, Russians need to work on their dental hygiene, and squirrels attack in Vyborg.

In which a raccoon is returned safely back home— but not to the habitat you might expect. 

Rescuers at the Amur Tiger Center are always happy to lend a helping hand (or paw) to tigers in need.  

The Russian Duma is seriously considering putting a slow end to the dolphin and whale display industry.

In this week's Odder News, Russia's feathered friends are having their own pandemic, cats are going ice fishing, and the International Space Station is getting old.

Surprisingly, a two-bedroom Russian apartment does not make an appropriate habitat for this 13-foot long python.