This is the bizarre photoshoot in which two models posed with a bear in support of an anti-hunting campaign.

The scantily clad models, posing in a snowy forest in Moscow, Russia, have gone viral after being captured by photographer Olga Barantseva.

Speaking of his photoshoot, he said: “We wanted to show the natural harmony between humans and bears.”

The bear they posed with, named Stephen, weighs in at a monstrous 650kg.

But that did not put off models Maria Sidorova and Lidia Fetisova, who were hugging, cuddling and kissing him throughout.

The photographer added: “It is about showing a traditional friendship – just like between two human friends – but between humans and the bears in Russia.

“We all need to live side-by-side in harmony and not hunt our fellow citizens who live in the forest.”

[via Mirror]