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.
A cheeky chipmunk offers some of his spare food, before deciding against the idea and shoving the extra peanut into his already crammed mouth .
This brave Hyena finally catches his pray among the thousands of flamingos, Lake Nakuru, Kenya - OUTNUMBERED among thousands of flamingos, this bold hyena is not put off from hunting for a morning snack .
A SPECTRUM of colours fills the sky during this spectacular and natural display of light .
A pair of BEAUTIFUL rescue sea turtles spot their catch in the waters of the Great Barrier Reef .
A cheeky owl fancies a game of hide and seek as it peeps out from behind a tree .
With the vivid red smoke billowing into the sky amid the misty sand dunes, these are the blissful views provided at the break of dawn at a volcano .
PUSHING the diver out of his way, this little sea turtle shows he’s not in the mood for photographs .
TOMORROW (Saturday) marks the 28th anniversary of the nuclear disaster that left the city of Chernobyl devastated .
An intrepid explorer hopes to be reunited with his travel partner, after his cuddly toy companion was stolen .
LIKE A living balloon this baitball of sardines is ready to burst when threatened by a pointy nosed sailfish .
The claws come out at meal time as a group of white tailed eagles brawl over road-kill .
A diving guide leaves a shark completely docile and balanced in the palm of his hand .