The weather across Europe may be more akin to the Arctic, but at least one resident of the Berlin Zoo is enjoying the icy temperatures.

Berlin's legendary polar bear, Knut, was in his element in the snow and ice, playing ball with zoo visitors and wandering around his enclosure.

With the mercury dropping to minus eight degrees Celsius, most animals did not even venture outside.

But Berlin's legendary polar bear, Knut, was in his element in the snow and ice, playing ball with zoo visitors and wandering around his enclosure.