A Couple Who’ve Been Together 23 Years After Adopting An Orphaned Bear Friend

Indeed, the Panteleenko family has been a rock since they adopted Stepan, an orphaned bear, with a strong animal friendship 23 years ago.

This is the standard for a Russian relationship. Meet Svetlana and Yuriy Panteleenko of Moscow, as well as their domesticated Winnie the Pooh bear “Stepan”.

Stepan was a 3-month-old orphaned cub when he was adopted by this couple. Hunters discovered our animal best friend in a wilderness, frail and alone. Svetlana and Yuriy, on the other hand, nursed him back to health.

"When his mother died, hunters discovered him in the woods, and he was only three months old when we adopted him. He was losing weight and his health was failing." The pair claims that.

The 200kg, 7-foot brown bear has been with them for 23 years and has matured into a very cute animal.

Stepan eats 25kg of fish, veggies, and eggs per day. He, too, is happy with his cup of tea. The gentle giant maintains his fitness by participating in outdoor activities. He does eat more than a bowl of porridge per day and has a sweet tooth; his favorite snack is a can of condensed milk.

"He is a very social bear who, contrary to popular belief, is not at all violent. Stepan has never bit us. He enjoys nothing more than snuggling up on the sofa with us as we watch TV at night; he also has a wide range of skills and enjoys going on picnics. Amazingly, he doesn't eat us alive.” The couple stated about Stepan.

He enjoys watching television with his humans and even helps them with home tasks like watering plants. He does, however, manage to stay in shape due to his love of football. He also enjoys acting in movies and posing for pictures. Stepan has a calm attitude and is commonly found cuddling up to the couple on the sofa.

Stepan repays his kindness with a slew of bear hugs in the picture below.

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