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.
RAISING his flipper, this two day old seal pup gives a wave to the camera .
This may look like a monster car engine that will leave petrol heads in a spin, but it is in fact a rather snazzy looking COFFEE MACHINE .
Daniel Blore, 21, of Innage Crescent, Bridgnorth, stabbed his mother three times in the attack on January 11 this year, Stafford Crown Court heard .
Primed and ready for action, this collection of striking images from the battlefield could be mistaken for authentic photos taking during World War II .
A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .
A SERENE turquoise glow glimmers from underneath these powerful icebergs .
The aurora lights captured in Blair Nebraska, America - WITH electrifying purple and illuminous green brightening up the night sky, this is the rare moment a flash of 'sprite' lightening was captured on camera .
A cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo .
STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .
A makeup artist from the West Midlands magically transforms herself into famous cartoon characters using body paint .
ARMED with her camera, bikini and flippers, this brave diver goes swimming with SHARKS .
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .