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.
At least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon .
Here's a collection of art for the DIGIT-AL age as these fascinating illusions of landmarks, places and even a banana are made using just a pair of hands .
With blue waves tumbling over them, these surfers glide underneath a tunnel of water .
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LEAF-ing much to the imagination, this camera trickery is blooming marvellous .
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An Australian beach is illuminated by an enticing neon blue glow as a rare phenomenon lights up the water .
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WITHOUT A care in the world, this little snow monkey puts his feet up and settles in for a snooze .