Mummy, this isn't what I meant when I asked to go on a teddy bear's picnic! Incredible photographs show mother and daughter enjoying outdoor meal with giant animal

  • A model and her daughter were photographed took part in a surreal picnic alongside a giant 1,300lb brown bear
  • The pictures show the two feeding, hugging and even straddling the massive predator while they picnic in a field
  • Photographer Olga Barantseva said the bear was tame and was raised vegetarian since birth by a Russian family

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The Teddy Bears' Picnic has been a popular children's song for generations, though it goes without saying it is a work of fiction.

But now a Russian model and her young daughter have brought the nursery rhyme to life - with a surreal set of photographs alongside a giant 1,300lb brown bear.

The images show the two feeding, hugging and even straddling the massive predator while they enjoy a picnic in a field.

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The model, named only as Irina, sits her young daughter on her lap as the two enjoy a picnic with the giant brown bear

The model, named only as Irina, sits her young daughter on her lap as the two enjoy a picnic with the giant brown bear

The young girl gives the huge apex predator a huge while posing for a photograph in the woods of Russia

The young girl gives the huge apex predator a huge while posing for a photograph in the woods of Russia

In this image, she straddles the 1,300lb bear as it sits complacently beside the food

In this image, she straddles the 1,300lb bear as it sits complacently beside the food

The bear is pictured eating some break from a basket while the young girl has a drink during the surreal photo shoot

The bear is pictured eating some break from a basket while the young girl has a drink during the surreal photo shoot

In another image, the model Irina strokes the bear while gazing into its eyes. The bear was said to be tame

In another image, the model Irina strokes the bear while gazing into its eyes. The bear was said to be tame

Ms Barantseva claimed the bear was raised since birth as a vegetarian and was completely harmless

Ms Barantseva claimed the bear was raised since birth as a vegetarian and was completely harmless

Pictured here, the massive brown bear is fed some grapes during the real life Teddy Bear's picnic

Pictured here, the massive brown bear is fed some grapes during the real life Teddy Bear's picnic

The young girl passes her mother an apple during the picnic, which was held in Russia

The young girl passes her mother an apple during the picnic, which was held in Russia

The bear, named Stepan, was raised by Russian couple in their home since he was a baby

The bear, named Stepan, was raised by Russian couple in their home since he was a baby

The tame bear, called Stepan - who has been raised by a Russian couple in their home since he was abandoned at birth - was being photographed with a model by Olga Barantseva.

But Ms Barantseva claimed that the bear was so gentle, that the model known only as Irina - who had initially been nervous about taking part in the shoot - asked if her daughter, Katya, could be involved in the photographs too.

Stepan has even been raised as a vegetarian, so Ms Barantseva claims he was never inclined to take a bite out of his picnic pals for his own lunch.

She said: 'This bear is so tender with the models that the [fear] disappears very fast. And even a small girl after a short time of hesitation was happy to pose.

'Stepan doesn't know the taste of meat - he loves mozzarella and cookies. He is in constant communication with people and knows what kindness and care are.

'Irina was a bit nervous but that soon disappeared when she met Stepan, and she even asked if her daughter could join in. The shoot took about 30 minutes altogether. The bear is tender and sweet but he is a big animal and gets tired very easily.

'The bear is a real and professional actor and he [has] got used to work like this.'

In this photograph, one of the bear's handler's appears to feed the giant creature in between shots

In this photograph, one of the bear's handler's appears to feed the giant creature in between shots

While the pictures were surreal, photographer Olga Barantseva claimed the woman and her daughter were not in any danger

While the pictures were surreal, photographer Olga Barantseva claimed the woman and her daughter were not in any danger

She also claimed that after only a few minutes with the bear, named Stepan, the two models felt completely at ease

She also claimed that after only a few minutes with the bear, named Stepan, the two models felt completely at ease

Ms Barantseva also said the bear was a 'professional actor' and was in constant communication with people

Ms Barantseva also said the bear was a 'professional actor' and was in constant communication with people

She said: 'The bear is a real and professional actor and he [has] got used to work like this'

She said: 'The bear is a real and professional actor and he [has] got used to work like this'

It's claimed Stepan - a 1,300lb brown bear - does not like the taste of meat
He prefers mozzarella and cookies

It's claimed Stepan - a 1,300lb brown bear - does not like the taste of meat and instead prefers mozzarella and cookies 

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