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Animal pictures of the week: a special cold weather edition

By John Hirst

Berlin zoo's world famous polar bear, Knut, seemed delighted by the cold snap, rolling in the snow...Picture: AFP/GETTY

...sticking his tongue out to catch snowflakes... Picture: AFP/GETTY

...and just generally having a ball, Picture: AFP/GETTY

Germany's other celebrity polar bear, Flocke, frolicked with a male companion in the snow in Nuremberg, Picture: AP

Elsewhere in Germany, this tiger seemed to enjoy rolling in the snow at the zoo in Halle...Picture: REX FEATURES

(Click on the link to see more images of animals and snow)

Full post as published by prisonlawinsideout on January 11, 2009 (boomark / email).