Born in 2014, Melanka (and Leo) were found as bear cubs abandoned in a landfill in a nearby village, the hungry cubs were searching for their next meal. Both bears then went to live their whole lives in a small concrete enclosure on the territory of the presidential residence 'Syniogora' Ivano-Frankivsk region.

In 2018, Melanka gave birth to 4 bear cubs, which, like all cubs born in captivity, ended up in closed cages of private captivity or zoo.

She loves to explore the territory and surrounding and lives with bear Leo.