Most people have an angel at the top of their Christmas tree, but one bear at Chester Zoo decided he wanted to be the star of the show. Climbing right to the top of the tree, the zoo’s spectacled bear Bernardo can often be seen relaxing with his head in the clouds. Four-year-old Bernardo moved to the zoo after travelling from Tulsa Zoo in Oklahoma. Tim Rowlands, the zoo’s curator of mammals said: “An exchange of animals between the USA and Europe doesn’t happen very often at all, which makes Bernardo even more special to us here at the zoo.
SAILING over crystal clear waters, the Bajau people of Malaysia live their lives almost entirely at SEA .
An Italian photographer travelled to northern India where he visited poverty stricken suburbs and captured ordinary people in a series of intimate and expressive portraits .
SWIMMING next to 40 tonne whales, dare-devil divers take the plunge with these gentle giants of the sea .
A DETERMINED great blue heron holds on tightly to its prey as the furry gopher attempts to wriggle free .
FLAUNTING its new accessory, a fashionable green dumpy tree frog poses for the camera while wearing a SNAIL as a hat .
LEAPING through the air this determined little mouse is on a mission for food .
AT 4,800 metres high and just three metres wide, this is the most dangerous road in the world .
IN a galaxy far, far away, this collection of stunning interstellar formations will leave you STARSTRUCK .
FLOATING effortlessly on his back, this little otter laps up a rare glimmer of English spring sunshine .
Dogs catch waves at the Coronado Bay dog surf championships Saturday 22nd June 2013- DOG SURFING mutts have never looked so gnarly .
LYING flat out on his back, this little meerkat makes the most of the English sunshine .
15-foot-long great white sharks on the hunt, in False Bay, South Africa - SHOCK and awe pictures of 15-foot-long great whites on the hunt will leave you stunned .