A top Scottish wildlife park has shared the adorable moment one of its newest arrivals appears to stick its tongue out at the camera.
The little polar bear club was born to parents Victoria and Arktos at the wildlife park near Kingussie in December and since then has been spending time in the birthing den snuggling up with its mother.
Staff at the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) site were delighted to share the latest cute clip with animal fans on social media.
Posting on their official Facebook page, the park team wrote: "Need a fix of polar bear cub cuteness?
"WELL do we have the minute-long video for you! Keep an eye out at 0:40 to see a tiny (but surprisingly large) cheeky tongue."
Surprisingly large indeed, hard to believe it belongs to such a tiny cub.
The little bear, which won't be named until it is much older, is already attracting attention with the park's fans keen to find out when they'll be able to see it in person.
The wildlife park team have stated that they hope visitors to the park might be able to see it out and about in Spring but for now, it will remain snuggled up in the den with mum Victoria.
The wee ball of fur is the second cub to be born at the park, after older brother Hamish became the UK’s first polar bear cub born at a British zoo in 25 years when he was born in December 2017.
Park fans responded to the video with delight.
One wrote: "So cute just the thing to bring a smile to your face on a cold miserable day."
While another added: "A big tongue, all the better for following in Hamish's paw steps and stealing Victoria's food. She's going to have her paws full look after that little bundle."
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