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.
Balanced on one leg, a frog assumes the crane kick martial arts stance made famous in the movie The Karate Kid .
More weather chaos is heading our way, with ice and snow already hitting areas across Birmingham .
A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .
STOOD side by side next to a busy road, these buildings were once bustling with life .
A project to create an underwater tribute to the stone Moai statues of Easter Island ended in disaster when 15 replica structures were destroyed after toppling from a boat and into the sea .
TUGGING on the wing of his sibling, this needy owl is after some attention .
An aerial view of flooding in Gloucestershire .
LYING flat out on his back, this little meerkat makes the most of the English sunshine .
An Indonesian farmer is dragged through muddy water as he clings to the tails of two charging cows .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
An Australian beach is illuminated by an enticing neon blue glow as a rare phenomenon lights up the water .
A host of websites that are almost twenty years old are collecting a cult following thanks to their retro appeal .