Who knew polar bears could dive so well? Cute Wolodja, 2, makes his own fun as zoo keepers patiently wait for him to show interest in female resident Tonja

Wolodja the polar bear was brought to Berlin's Tierpark Zoo to perform an extremely
important task involving a certain female resident.
But the pitter-patter of tiny paws may be some way off yet as two-year-old Wolodja appears to have no interest whatsoever in intended mate Tonja, preferring to spend his days diving into his enclosure pool.
To his credit, Wolodja's diving skills quite the sight to behold with his graceful leaps drawing gasps from the large crowds.
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Bear's away: Two-year-old Wolodja, shows off his diving skills at his new home in Berlin's Tierpark Zoo. The male bear was born in Moscow and brought to Germany as a mate for female polar bear Tonja

Bombs away: Two-year-old Wolodja, shows off his diving skills at his new home in Berlin's Tierpark Zoo. The male bear was born in Moscow and brought to Germany as a mate for female polar bear Tonja

Splashdown: Wolodja enters the water with aplomb. While his elegant diving has proved popular with the crowds he has shown little interest in his intended mate

Wolodja, who was born in a Moscow zoo, only arrived in Berlin on August. He has been spending much of his time lolling in the sun and scratching his underside on the ground.

He and Tonja still have plenty of time to get to know each other as Wolodja is not fully mature yet and the keepers say they are not seriously expecting any cubs until 2016 at the earliest.
Wolodja, who weighs 200lbs and is 1.9 metres tall, arrived at the zoo looking extremely relaxed following his 20 hour trip from Moscow during which he was flown into Franfurt and then transported by van to Berlin. He has been offered seal meat and beef but seems to prefer tucking into watermelon.

Polar bear ditches mate to dive at German Zoo