The residents at Blair Drummond Safari Park had fun in the snow as the Met Office issued a “be prepared” weather warning for parts of Scotland.

A young lion playing at Blair Drummond Safari Park near Strirling after snowfall in Central Scotland. (PA)
A young lion plays at Blair Drummond Safari Park near Stirling (Andrew Milligan/PA)
Winter weather Jan 19th 2018
A Barbary Macaque takes a snowman’s carrot nose at Blair Drummond Safari Park near Strirling (Andrew Milligan/ PA)
Winter weather Jan 19th 2018
The lions also enjoyed a game of chase in a snowy enclosure (Andrew Milligan/PA)
Stirling Castle after snowfall in central Scotland. (PA)
The weather made for a wintry postcard scene from Stirling Castle… (Andrew Milligan/PA)
Traffic on the M9 near Falkirk during a snow blizzard in Central Scotland. (PA)
… although it was less picturesque for traffic on the M9 near Falkirk during a snow blizzard (Andrew Milligan/PA)
A postman delivers mail in blizzard conditions near Doune, Central Scotland, as the Met Office has issued an amber
A postman delivers mail in blizzard conditions near Doune (Andrew Milligan/PA)
A gritter makes its way through Stirling in central Scotland. (PA)
A gritter makes its way through Stirling in central Scotland (Andrew Milligan/PA)