{"id":227054,"date":"2025-10-15T17:51:12","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T17:51:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/227054\/"},"modified":"2025-10-15T17:51:12","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T17:51:12","slug":"photos-show-polar-bears-chilling-at-home-in-abandoned-russian-research-station","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/227054\/","title":{"rendered":"Photos show polar bears chilling at home in abandoned Russian research station"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Polar bears that have taken over an abandoned polar research station off Russia\u2019s far eastern coast were intimately captured in drone footage by Vadim Makhorov. The photographer was filming the landscape of Kolyuchin Island during a cruise in the Chukchi Sea in September, when he noticed polar bears using one of the abandoned buildings as a shelter. <\/p>\n<p>The small island is about 11 kilometers (nearly 7 miles) off the northern coast of the Chukotka Peninsula, which faces Alaska across the Bering Strait. <\/p>\n<p>    <a class=\"AnchorLink\" id=\"image-a40000\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"Polar bears are seen at an abandoned research station on Koluchin Island, off Chukotka, Russia, in the country's Far East, on Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025. (AP Photo\/Vadim Makhorov)\"  width=\"599\" height=\"449\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1760550668_735_\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Polar bears are seen at an abandoned research station on Koluchin Island, off Chukotka, Russia, in the country\u2019s Far East, on Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025. (AP Photo\/Vadim Makhorov)<\/p>\n<p>Polar bears are seen at an abandoned research station on Koluchin Island, off Chukotka, Russia, in the country\u2019s Far East, on Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025. (AP Photo\/Vadim Makhorov)<\/p>\n<p>Read More<\/p>\n<p>                    \u201cBears are no strangers to the feeling of comfort and coziness,\u201d Makhorov said in a social media post. \u201cThey perceive homes as shelter.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>    <a class=\"AnchorLink\" id=\"image-a40001\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"An aerial view of an abandoned research station on Koluchin Island, off Chukotka, Russia, in the country's Far East, on Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025. (AP Photo\/Vadim Makhorov)\"  width=\"599\" height=\"449\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1760550669_171_\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>An aerial view of an abandoned research station on Koluchin Island, off Chukotka, Russia, in the country\u2019s Far East, on Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025. (AP Photo\/Vadim Makhorov)<\/p>\n<p>An aerial view of an abandoned research station on Koluchin Island, off Chukotka, Russia, in the country\u2019s Far East, on Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025. (AP Photo\/Vadim Makhorov)<\/p>\n<p>Read More<\/p>\n<p>This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.<\/p>\n<p>    <a class=\"AnchorLink\" id=\"image-a40002\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"A polar bear is seen at an abandoned research station on Koluchin Island, off Chukotka, Russia, in the country's Far East, on Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025. (AP Photo\/Vadim Makhorov)\"  width=\"599\" height=\"449\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1760550669_322_\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A polar bear is seen at an abandoned research station on Koluchin Island, off Chukotka, Russia, in the country\u2019s Far East, on Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025. (AP Photo\/Vadim Makhorov)<\/p>\n<p>A polar bear is seen at an abandoned research station on Koluchin Island, off Chukotka, Russia, in the country\u2019s Far East, on Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025. (AP Photo\/Vadim Makhorov)<\/p>\n<p>Read More<\/p>\n<p>    <a class=\"AnchorLink\" id=\"image-a40003\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"A polar bear is seen at an abandoned research station on Koluchin Island, off Chukotka, Russia, in the country's Far East, on Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025. (AP Photo\/Vadim Makhorov)\"  width=\"599\" height=\"449\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1760550670_580_\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A polar bear is seen at an abandoned research station on Koluchin Island, off Chukotka, Russia, in the country\u2019s Far East, on Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025. (AP Photo\/Vadim Makhorov)<\/p>\n<p>A polar bear is seen at an abandoned research station on Koluchin Island, off Chukotka, Russia, in the country\u2019s Far East, on Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025. (AP Photo\/Vadim Makhorov)<\/p>\n<p>Read More<\/p>\n<p>    <a class=\"AnchorLink\" id=\"image-a40004\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"Polar bears are seen at an abandoned research station on Koluchin Island, off Chukotka, Russia, in the country's Far East, on Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025. (AP Photo\/Vadim Makhorov)\"  width=\"599\" height=\"449\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1760550670_861_\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Polar bears are seen at an abandoned research station on Koluchin Island, off Chukotka, Russia, in the country\u2019s Far East, on Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025. (AP Photo\/Vadim Makhorov)<\/p>\n<p>Polar bears are seen at an abandoned research station on Koluchin Island, off Chukotka, Russia, in the country\u2019s Far East, on Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025. (AP Photo\/Vadim Makhorov)<\/p>\n<p>Read More<\/p>\n<p>    <a class=\"AnchorLink\" id=\"image-a40005\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"A polar bear is seen near an abandoned research station on Koluchin Island, off Chukotka, Russia, in the country's Far East, on Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025. (AP Photo\/Vadim Makhorov)\"  width=\"599\" height=\"449\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1760550670_434_\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A polar bear is seen near an abandoned research station on Koluchin Island, off Chukotka, Russia, in the country\u2019s Far East, on Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025. (AP Photo\/Vadim Makhorov)<\/p>\n<p>A polar bear is seen near an abandoned research station on Koluchin Island, off Chukotka, Russia, in the country\u2019s Far East, on Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025. (AP Photo\/Vadim Makhorov)<\/p>\n<p>Read More<\/p>\n<p>    <a class=\"AnchorLink\" id=\"image-a40006\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"Polar bears are seen at an abandoned research station on Koluchin Island, off Chukotka, Russia, in the country's Far East, on Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025. (AP Photo\/Vadim Makhorov)\"  width=\"599\" height=\"449\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1760550670_809_\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Polar bears are seen at an abandoned research station on Koluchin Island, off Chukotka, Russia, in the country\u2019s Far East, on Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025. (AP Photo\/Vadim Makhorov)<\/p>\n<p>Polar bears are seen at an abandoned research station on Koluchin Island, off Chukotka, Russia, in the country\u2019s Far East, on Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025. (AP Photo\/Vadim Makhorov)<\/p>\n<p>Read More<\/p>\n<p>    <a class=\"AnchorLink\" id=\"image-a40007\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"A polar bear is seen at an abandoned research station on Koluchin Island, off Chukotka, Russia, in the country's Far East, on Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025. (AP Photo\/Vadim Makhorov)\"  width=\"599\" height=\"449\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1760550671_550_\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A polar bear is seen at an abandoned research station on Koluchin Island, off Chukotka, Russia, in the country\u2019s Far East, on Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025. (AP Photo\/Vadim Makhorov)<\/p>\n<p>A polar bear is seen at an abandoned research station on Koluchin Island, off Chukotka, Russia, in the country\u2019s Far East, on Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025. (AP Photo\/Vadim Makhorov)<\/p>\n<p>Read More<\/p>\n<p>    <a class=\"AnchorLink\" id=\"image-a40008\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"An aerial view of an abandoned research station on Koluchin Island, off Chukotka, Russia, in the country's Far East, on Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025. (AP Photo\/Vadim Makhorov)\"  width=\"599\" height=\"449\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1760550671_907_\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>An aerial view of an abandoned research station on Koluchin Island, off Chukotka, Russia, in the country\u2019s Far East, on Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025. (AP Photo\/Vadim Makhorov)<\/p>\n<p>An aerial view of an abandoned research station on Koluchin Island, off Chukotka, Russia, in the country\u2019s Far East, on Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025. (AP Photo\/Vadim Makhorov)<\/p>\n<p>Read More<\/p>\n<p>    <a class=\"AnchorLink\" id=\"image-a40009\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"A polar bear is seen near an abandoned research station on Koluchin Island, off Chukotka, Russia, in the country's Far East, on Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025. (AP Photo\/Vadim Makhorov)\"  width=\"599\" height=\"449\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1760550671_818_\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A polar bear is seen near an abandoned research station on Koluchin Island, off Chukotka, Russia, in the country\u2019s Far East, on Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025. (AP Photo\/Vadim Makhorov)<\/p>\n<p>A polar bear is seen near an abandoned research station on Koluchin Island, off Chukotka, Russia, in the country\u2019s Far East, on Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025. (AP Photo\/Vadim Makhorov)<\/p>\n<p>Read More<\/p>\n<p>    <a class=\"AnchorLink\" id=\"image-a4000a\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"A polar bear is seen in front of an abandoned research station on Koluchin Island, off Chukotka, Russia, in the country's Far East, on Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025. (AP Photo\/Vadim Makhorov)\"  width=\"599\" height=\"449\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1760550672_388_\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A polar bear is seen in front of an abandoned research station on Koluchin Island, off Chukotka, Russia, in the country\u2019s Far East, on Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025. (AP Photo\/Vadim Makhorov)<\/p>\n<p>A polar bear is seen in front of an abandoned research station on Koluchin Island, off Chukotka, Russia, in the country\u2019s Far East, on Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025. 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