Victor the polar bear rolls around in the snow at the Yorkshire Wildlife Park (Picture: PA)

Christmas has come early for England’s only four polar bears who are absolutely loving the snow dumped on Britain.

Plummeting temperatures and dangerous levels of the white stuff has caused chaos up and down the country.

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But there’s one place where the rubbish weather is very welcome indeed – the polar bear enclosure at Yorkshire Wildlife Park in Doncaster.

Its inhabitants Victor, Pixel, Nobby and Nissan are the only four polar bears that live in England, which means they don’t get to enjoy snow very often.


So when there is a thick, heavy snowfall, they have to really make the most of it.

The four polar bears don’t get to enjoy snow very often (Picture: PA)

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And making the most of it is something they have clearly done, judging by these photos.



The park has seen four inches (10cm) of snow and is thought to be the deepest since any of the four arrived in Doncaster.

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Carnivore keeper Adam Pfluger said: ‘They absolutely seem to love it. Nissan and Nobby especially, the two youngsters, they’ve really enjoyed rolling around in the snow.

‘We’ve been out in the paddocks to hide their food in the snow and stuff like that for them.

‘They’ve had a really good time trying to dig through all the snow trying to find their breakfast.

The park received about four inches of snow (Picture: PA)

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‘Victor, our oldest, is a little bit more sensitive to the cold weather.

‘I think he’s had a bit more of a life of luxury before this.

‘I think he prefers the warmer weather. But even he’s been laid out in the snow and has been seen rolling around.’

The four bears live in a specially built 10-acre reserve which includes a number of lakes, one of which is 8m deep.