Two models have shown their support for an anti-hunting campaign in Russia by posing with a 1,400-lb bear.

In the photos Maria Sidorova and Lidia Fetisov can be seen hugging, spooning and even snuggling up to the bear.

Sidorova said she was frightened to begin with, but once she got a hug "she felt his warmth and how soft his fur was."

The stunning images were shot by Russian photographer, Olga Barantseva. She said, "We wanted to show the natural harmony between humans and bear."

According to the Daily Mail, Stephen was rescued from hunters when he was just three-months-old.

His owner Yuriy Panteleenko tired to reintegrate him back into the wild, but this ultimately failed.

Despite this, Stephen received special training and went onto become a movie star in various Russian films.

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