Umka the polar bear has won an annual contest organized by Yekaterinburg Zoo, “Mr Zoo 2011.”
© RIA Novosti . Pavel Lisitsyn / Go to the mediabankUmka the polar bear has won an annual contest organized by Yekaterinburg Zoo, “Mr Zoo 2011.”

Umka the polar bear has won an annual contest organized by Yekaterinburg Zoo, “Mr Zoo 2011.”
© RIA Novosti . Pavel Lisitsyn / Go to the mediabankOn the eve of Defender of the Fatherland Day, the Zoo visitors were asked to vote on the most handsome male animal.

On the eve of Defender of the Fatherland Day, the Zoo visitors were asked to vote on the most handsome male animal.
© RIA Novosti . Pavel Lisitsyn / Go to the mediabankRajahan the White Bengal tiger won the 2010 contest and Vasisualy the peafowl got first place in 2009.
Photo: Umka, Mr Zoo 2011.
Photo: Umka, Mr Zoo 2011.

Rajahan the White Bengal tiger won the 2010 contest and Vasisualy the peafowl got first place in 2009.
Photo: Umka, Mr Zoo 2011.
Photo: Umka, Mr Zoo 2011.
© RIA Novosti . Pavel Lisitsyn / Go to the mediabankAbout 600 people took part in the voting this year
Photo: Umka, Mr Zoo 2011
Photo: Umka, Mr Zoo 2011

About 600 people took part in the voting this year
Photo: Umka, Mr Zoo 2011
Photo: Umka, Mr Zoo 2011
© RIA Novosti . Pavel Lisitsyn / Go to the mediabankRison the Amur tiger was leading for almost the whole week and seemed to be the most probable winner. However, the vote changed on the in Umka’s favor.

Rison the Amur tiger was leading for almost the whole week and seemed to be the most probable winner. However, the vote changed on the in Umka’s favor.
© RIA Novosti . Pavel LisitsynUmka got a star made by the Zoo visitors and the “winner’s meal”: A bucket of his favorite fish.

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Umka got a star made by the Zoo visitors and the “winner’s meal”: A bucket of his favorite fish.