A group of polar bears that have taken over an abandoned polar research station off Russia's far eastern coast have been intimately captured in drone footage by Russian traveler and photographer Vadim Makhorov.⁣ ⁣ Makhorov was filming the landscapes of Kolyuchin Island when he noticed polar bears were using the abandoned building as a shelter.⁣ ⁣ Makhorov says the bears were not afraid of his drone, but appeared curious and tried to interact with it playfully.⁣ ⁣ “Bears are no strangers to the feeling of comfort and coziness, they perceive homes as shelter,” he said in a social media post.⁣ ⁣ Kolyuchin is a small island in the Chukchi Sea, off the Chukotka Peninsula – Asia’s most easternmost peninsula.⁣ ⁣ The polar research station was established in 1943 and was closed in 1992.⁣ ⁣ #animals #nature #wildlife #polarbears #drones