Britain’s first polar bear cub for 25 years has been photographed for the first time after being born in December.

In January The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) announced that resident female polar bear Victoria had given birth at the Highland Wildlife Park, in the Cairngorms National Park.

Yet the little cub could not be seen because in the later stages of her pregnancy, Victoria dislodged the video camera in her den leaving only an audio feed to pick up the distinct high-pitched cries of a newborn.

Today the RZSS released the first image of the cub with her mother after she emerged from her den at the weekend.

Victoria and her cub’s enclosure will remain closed to the public until late March to ensure privacy. Arktos can still be viewed in the enclosure he shares with Walker, the park’s other male.