Tallinn, 16 May 2008 (RIA-Novosti):
A brown bear was caught by an Estonian environmental inspector in the Narva River swimming toward the Russian border, the newspaper Eesti Paevaleht reported on Friday. The bear swam almost 100 metres (@330 feet) until it was noticed by the official, who was on a barge. Frightened by the barge horn, the bear swam back to Estonia. However, when the barge moved away, the bear re-entered Russian territory, swimming to Ivangorod, some 160 kilometres (@100 miles) west of St Petersburg, before later swimming back to Estonia.
RIA-Novosti
http://en.rian.ru/world/20080516/107610438.html (in English)
Editor’s Note:
Was this bear originally from Estonia or from Russia… only the Shadow knows! Hmm… is he the same bear who shouted Preved! (“Hi!”, also slang for “surprise!”) at the lovers in the field? Perspiring minds want to know…
