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 couple celebrated tying the knot with a spectacular Alice in Wonderland-themed wedding reception .
THIS may look like a dolphin through jumping hoops, but it is in fact nothing more than a clever 3D pencil drawing .
A PENSIONER was left with a fractured jaw after being beaten and robbed outside his home in Birmingham last weekend .
DIPPING his head into the vase of water, this little squirrel takes a refreshing break from an afternoon of eating .
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
A SPECTRUM of colours fills the sky during this spectacular and natural display of light .
PERCHED on a branch, this Little Owl plays third wheel to two love birds .
The gunslingers are long gone and tumbleweeds have taken over at this abandoned American Wild West Theme Park in Cornwall .
This is the amazing moment two white-tailed kites take an in-flight meal - exchanging prey at 100 foot high in mid air .
THESE kingfishers prove no rod is needed as they go fishing for their dinner .
GLIDING through the water, these delightful frogs show off their vibrant colours as they practice their FROG crawl .
LYING back in the snow, these two polar bears share a cuddle as they call time out on playtime .