An emaciated polar bear cub has been rescued after getting getting its tongue caught in a metal can of condensed milk while roaming around an Arctic outpost in northern Russia.

Extraordinary footage shows the wild polar bear approaching homes in the Arctic outpost of Dikson, northern Russia, for help after getting its tongue stuck inside a tin can of condensed milk.

A female polar bear whose tongue is stuck in a tin can at the Arctic settlement of Dikson, Russia. Press service of Nornickel/Handout via REUTERS 2022-07-23T13:21:13Z ...

The polar bear, named Monetochka, had got a tin of condensed milk stuck in her mouth - making it was impossible to eat or drink. Vets flew 2,125 miles to save the injured bear.

A polar bear pleaded with humans for help after getting a tin can stuck in its mouth. The 2-year-old female was roaming around northern Russia when her tongue was caught in a can of condensed milk.

The starving polar bear had approached humans for help after getting its tongue stuck in a tin can The bear cannot eat or drink due to the tin, which means its a race against time to save it.

A polar bear that incredibly sought out humans for help was saved from almost certain starvation when a team of rescuers removed a tin can lodged inside her mouth. The female, known as Monetochka ...

STORY: This polar bear has been rescued near an arctic outpost in northern Russia after getting its tongue caught in a can of condensed milk.Residents of the remote settlement of Dikson sounded the ...

News; World news; Polar bears; Polar bear pleads for help from humans after getting tongue stuck in tin can The wild animal wandered into a village in northern Russia desperate from human help ...

A desperate polar bear approached residents in a remote Russian settlement for help. A specialist team from Moscow Zoo flew 2,125 miles to save it.