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.
DASHING through the snow, this little stoat is on the lookout for a Christmas feast .
PUSHING the diver out of his way, this little sea turtle shows he’s not in the mood for photographs .
CONTRASTING settings reveal some of England’s most beautiful landscapes in all their glory .
Swimming side by side with divers, these manatees will do anything they can to stay warm .
HEART-MELTING shots of a French bulldog and a ten-month-old French baby could be the cutest you’re likely to see .
A brave leopard kicks back and relaxes in the sunshine - just inches from an enormous crocodile .
A TEN-THOUSAND square foot wide Avatar-style grove is such a beauty it will leave you feeling VINE .
A SPECTACULAR array of stars fills the night sky as they soar over this active volcano .
PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .
A rare manuscript of one of Charlotte Bronte’s earliest poems went under the hammer today and fetched nearly £100,000 – double what it was expected to get .
THIS may look like a dolphin through jumping hoops, but it is in fact nothing more than a clever 3D pencil drawing .
RESTING his weary head on his flipper, this little seal pup takes a much needed nap after an afternoon of strenuous yoga .