WITH A wide smile plastered across his face, this little gecko is ready for his close up .

A lazy otter finds the ideal spot to soak up the sun and sleep off his lunch .

Ever wished you could live in a house just like Barbie's? Canadian sculptor Heather Benning has created the life-size dollhouse of her dreams out a derelict building .

It’s a role reversal in the Visayan Sea as HUNDREDS of tiny, glistening eggs are carried around inside the mouth of their cardinalfish father .

One sheepdog is taking a well-deserved rest after giving birth to a whole WHEELBARROW-FUL of puppies .

A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .

High up in the mountains and thousands of feet off the ground, a party of climbers were in for a shock as they came face to face with this frightening leap of faith .

Splashing around in the water, a mother otter and her son are tangled in a family feud .

A TAXIDERMY truck spotted in America’s Deep South could be the most gruesome wagon on the road .

SNUGGLED up in the hay away from the elements, this adorable hoglet has sought solace with a familiar friend .

A disabled sheep is enjoying a new fleece of life after receiving a specially-designed wheelchair .

A care worker who broke her spine after jumping from a window to escape a sex attack at the hands of a resident has called for tougher safety measures to protect care staff .