Party time in the Highlands for Walker the polar bear!

PANDAS might be stealing the limelight in Edinburgh Zoo at the moment, but Highland Wildlife Park at Kincraig will be throwing a party today (Thursday) for Walker the polar bear who will celebrate his third birthday.

The playful bear will be treated to a huge ice cake packed with all his favourite foods. Full of salmon, apples and carrots – the cake will also be topped with Walker’s absolute favourite food – sardines.

To make his special day complete, Walker will also get a brand new workman’s hard hat – one of his preferred play things.

Walker was born in Rhenen Zoo in Holland on 7th December 7, 2008. He came to live at the Highland Wildlife Park which has one of the largest polar bear enclosures in the world in November last year.

The park’s other polar bear, 30-year-old Mercedes, died in April, leaving 58-stone Walker the only polar bear in a public collection in the UK.