It turns out Russians are the gutsiest people ever. From sexy Olympians posing in lingerie, to cramming a jet engine into a van, employing cats to work in a library, withstanding the super cold weather, to bears getting high on aviation fuel, here's adding photographer Katerina Plotnikova to the list.

Moscow-based Russian photographer Katerina Plotnikova has an incredible photo series where she poses with real animals. You'd think there would be Photoshop involved, but it turns out there isn't. Check out some of work in the gallery below: