Now here is a rare sight! A snow-covered baby elephant plays in its pen at Whipsnade Zoo, north of London on December 20, 2010.

And again, playing with it's family... (don't worry, it was having fun, not hurt or upset!)

In comparison, thousands of stranded travellers faced a nervy battle to get home for Christmas as snow and ice caused chaos at European airports Monday.

London, Paris, Frankfurt, Amsterdam and Brussels struggled to clear a backlog of passengers stranded over the weekend as holidaymakers tried to reach their destinations on time for December 25.