A post shared by Влад (@vlados_tgn) on Mar 18, 2017 at 7:52am PDT Subscribe | UPI Odd Newsletter Subscribe March 20 (UPI) -- Police in Russia are trying to identify a man seen taking a leashed bear for a walk though Taganrog and roughhousing with the animal. Investigators confirmed an investigation has been opened after a video posted to Instagram by user vlados_tgn showed a man walking the small bear, which was wearing a leash but no muzzle, outside of a residential building. Advertisement At least one other witness captured video of the bear, which at one point was on its hind legs and appeared to be trying to wrestle with the man. An official with the Interior Ministry's Rostov Region Branch confirmed to Tass that an investigation has been opened and police are trying to figure out how the animal came to be inside the city limits without a muzzle. Read More Road-running wolves keep pace with car on Canadian highway Black bear reaches into car's open window at Beijing safari park Polar bear tries to attack 5-year-old through glass wall at zoo