Dramatic video footage captures the moment a bear is sent flying into the air after being hit by a car - before walking away apparently unharmed.

The footage, which was taken from inside the vehicle as it was driven along a highway, believed to be in Russia, shows the animal walking across the road before being hit.

After smashing violently onto the car's bonnet, the bear is sent rolling into dirt by the side of the road - but simply rights itself and scampers off into the forest.

The video, captured and uploaded by YouTube user Stanislav SS, has become an internet hit.


It is unclear exactly where the collision took place, but bears, particularly brown bears, are found across Russia.

Many Russian drivers attach cameras to their dashboards to record accidents. The practice is thought to be influenced by a lack of public confidence in the country's traffic police.

Driving in Russia is relatively dangerous, with 200,000 traffic accidents in 2011 alone, according to the Business Insider.


Adult brown bears generally weigh between 220 and 1,400lb and are covered in a thick layer of muscle and fat.

East Siberian brown bears are usually darker with a proportionately larger skull than other varieties.

Bears have played a key role in Russian culture and folklore for centuries - and have been used at times as a symbol of the Russian state.


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 This is the moment a veterinary dentist had to get up close and personal with a fully grown brown bear in an attempt to clean his teeth.

Marc Losse treated 20 year old brown bear Siggi at the Four Paws animal welfare project Baerenwald in Muritz, Germany.

Siggi had to be placed under general anaesthetic while a team of expert vets and dentists worked to ensure that his teeth were treated.

The bear was rescued with his son Balou, 10, in September of last year, and has been cared for by the sanctuary ever since.

The bears were taken from wildlife park Hellenthal, which is reportedly known for poor keeping standards for bears, where they had the limited space of just 150square metres to roam.

The transfer was organised by the Four Paws team, including Dr Goritz, a vet from the Berlin Institute of Zoo and Wildlife research.

The two fully grown male bears struggled at their previous home, often becoming involved in violent conflicts.

Siggi, despite being the elder of the two, is far smaller, and suffered at the hands of his more aggressive son.

At the Four Paws sanctuary, which opened in 2006, both bears will have room to retreat and mark their individual territory without encroaching on the other.

Four Paws say that there are still 20 bears living in inadequate conditions in Germany and blame what they believe is the country’s efficient legal regulation of keeping standards for bears.

They are now lobbying for improved conditions and are offering assistance to zoos that attempt to change the way they care for their bears.

Four Paws is an international welfare charity campaigning for a ‘world where humans treat animals with respect, empathy and understanding’.

They care for animals including bears, lions, stray dogs and cats.

They are funded through donations and supporters alone.

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