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.
Fishermen in Myanmar have perfected an unusual fishing technique by carefully balancing on one leg .
LIFTING their heads high and bumping beaks, these aggressive pelicans clash over fish .
BEHIND the doors of this building, with its stacks of mattresses and discarded remains of wheelchairs, lies another victim of austerity cuts .
SQUABBLING over the last piece of grain, these hungry squirrels are determined to stock up on as much food as possible .
Primed and ready for action, this collection of striking images from the battlefield could be mistaken for authentic photos taking during World War II .
GETTING behind the camera, this monkey practices his photography skills on his friends .
As sunlight cascades through its vibrant stained glass windows, every inch of the Nasir-ol-Mulk Mosque bursts with colour .
An Australian explorer has travelled the globe with a toy pig, known as Travel Piggy, in search of a missing cuddly companion .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
Balanced on one leg, a frog assumes the crane kick martial arts stance made famous in the movie The Karate Kid .
PAWS for thought as you feast your eyes on this rare bear bathing session .
