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Forget Kung Fu Panda - meet Tai Chi Bear.

The adorable brown bear cub was snapped performing the ancient Chinese martial art on a family jaunt through a forest in Finland's Kainuu wilderness.

Standing on its hind legs, the animal looked almost human - and distinctly like a Shaolin Monk - as it rotated its paws and showed off a range of poses.

Its mum and young siblings seemed oblivious to the little creature's love of tai chi, sniffing at the ground, as wild bears often do.

(Image: Media Drum World) (Image: Media Drum World) (Image: Media Drum World)

The sequence came to an end when the bear cub prodded its mum to join in, but she chose to continue investigating the ground instead.

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Fitness instructor Harry Eggens, 62, from the Netherlands, caught the bizarre and funny scenes on camera during a trip to Scandinavia.