When the cold isn't quite so bitter ... Of course, not every animal enjoys being outside when it's frosty. The zoo's Aldabra giant tortoises much prefer to stay in their 80 degree enclosure ...

Houston has seen snow only 11 times since records began, and the animals at Houston Zoo had a great time exploring the ...

With Friday night expected to be the chilliest of the latest cold snap to grip the UK, photographers from the PA news agency have taken a look at how animals are coping in the snow and freezing ...

"They do well in the cold, wet or windy conditions. They'll huddle down to cut down on the wind. They do well that way." For any animal, the critical temperature depends on how much hair or wool ...

Whilst many of us have been enjoying the winter wonderland created by the recent cold snap, spare a thought for the exotic animals who call Cumbria their home. Just off the shore of Bassenthwaite ...

The Met Office predicts temperatures will descend into the minuses thanks to a cold easterly wind from Scandinavia ...