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.
HUDDLED together on a branch, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls soak up the sun .
A SPECTRUM of colours fills the sky during this spectacular and natural display of light .
A SPECTACULAR array of stars fills the night sky as they soar over this active volcano .
Armed with a snorkel, flippers and her skimpy bikini, an intrepid female free diver swims alongside an array of reef sharks .
An Indonesian farmer is dragged through muddy water as he clings to the tails of two charging cows .
FIFTEEEN years after it was closed pictures by a British teacher show the calamity Hong Kong airport that was closed for being too dangerous .
A trio of ants are locked in a tug of war over a fly as they pull the bug by its legs .
DINING under the stars, this restaurant takes you back in time - inside an ancient cave .
MASKED intruders look sinister but really they are a gang of urban exploring pranksters .
VENTURING into the ocean with self-made spears and nets, the fishermen of Zanzibar put their lives on the line when they catch food for their families .
A striped marlin means business as it spots lunch and spears a small fish .
