24 December 2020

In Pictures: Animal antics lift spirits during difficult year

By The Newsroom
24 December 2020

The UK in 2020 has been a very different place for us all but life in the animal kingdom went on as usual, whether in the wild or in captivity.

And pictures of what our furry and feathered friends have been up to helped to lift many spirits during the difficult times. Here are some highlights from the year:

January

Sea Otters to come to Birmingham (PA Archive)
British bulldog rides skateboard (PA Archive)

February

Blair Drummond lion cubs (PA Archive)
New polar bear at the Yorkshire Wildlife Park (PA Archive)

March

Baby elephant at Chester zoo (PA Archive)

April

Britain’s oldest penguin (PA Archive)
Coronavirus – Thu Apr 30, 2020 (PA Archive)

May

Nesting woodpecker (PA Archive)
Blair Drummond Safari Park 50th anniversary (PA Archive)

June

Coronavirus – Mon Jun 29, 2020 (PA Wire)

July

Cheetah cubs at Colchester Zoo (PA Wire)

August

ZSL London Zoo annual weigh-in (PA Wire)
Ultra rare Albino Hedgehog rescued (PA Wire)

September

Baby gorilla born at Bristol Zoo (PA Media)

October

Grey seal pupping season (PA Wire)
Halloween 2020 (PA Wire)

November

Starling Murmuration (PA Wire)
PDSA Dickin Medal for valour (PA Wire)

December

Christmas at the Wildwood Trust (PA Wire)

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