POLAR BEARS HAVE A SPLASHING TIME

Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other.Spotted at Copenhagen Zoo, Denmark, this cute couple can be seen entertaining themselves in numerous ways, without a care in the world, as they get used to their new enclosure.The photographs, taken by Frank Rønsholt, 43, capture how these adorable loved up polar bears makes their own fun, by dancing and diving through the water, as they play with each other blissfully and eat their breakfast.The bears, Ivan, an 8 year old male and Noel, a 10 year female, can’t help but show by their movements the fun that they’re having together whilst gliding through the water.

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