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 chipmunk, with his cheeks full to bursting, has no intention of leaving with an empty stomach .
A mischievous fox cub demonstrates his playful side by biting his sibling’s tail .
This cheeky macaque gets up close and personal as he examines the dental hygiene of his fellow primate .
FLAUNTING its new accessory, a fashionable green dumpy tree frog poses for the camera while wearing a SNAIL as a hat .
Hot on the heels of a little rabbit, this cheetah is on a mission to catch his prey .
A grey whale and her calf greet an audience of awestruck admirers on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico .
An Australian beach is illuminated by an enticing neon blue glow as a rare phenomenon lights up the water .
Exploding out of the water, a great white shark performs a backflip during a hunt for seals .
THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .
WITH A STERN look of determination on their faces, these adorable pooches perfect their doggy paddle as they dive head first into a swimming pool .
A floating market in Indonesia is bursting with vibrant colours as wooden rowing boats loaded with fruit and vegetables crowd the river .
