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.
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An American black bear mimics John Travolta’s famous Saturday Night Fever dance move by hurling its arm in the air .
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EAGERLY BITING his nails, this little squirrel is clearly nervous of looming predators as he searches for his meal .
WITH THEIR adorable big round eyes and fluffy white fur, these baby seals are cute enough to melt any heart .
