Meanwhile, the two polar bears at Peak Wildlife Park in Leek, Staffordshire, were seen enjoying the snow when it fell earlier this week.
Nanook and Noori were brought to the site more than two years ago and were continuing to settle in well, according to senior bear keeper Callan Edwards.
A video posted on the park’s Facebook page showed Noori rolling around on the snow-covered ground.
Edwards told BBC Radio Stoke: “They are loving it. Noori can barely walk a few steps without having to roll in the snow.”
She said the pair were not usually that active at this time of year and would often nap through much of the day.
“Polar bears are actually incredibly seasonal,” she said. “They hunt completely differently, they have different levels of activity and this is in the wild as well as at the zoo.
“Although we assume snow and ice is present in the Arctic all year around, if you look at it during the summer, it’s not that far off what we get here in Leek.
“So we see lots of fluctuations in activity, appetite and what they want to be doing all through the year, just like they do out in the wild.”