STRETCHING his little legs in the air, a smiley leaf-tailed gecko breaks free from his old, scaly skin. Using his mouth to peel away each paper-like layer of skin, the 30cm reptile appears to be grinning as he prepares for the hot weather. The bright-eyed gecko, named Cuillin, spent four hours shedding his skin and ate each piece as he freed himself one limb at a time. Watching her pet gecko in amazement, Angi Wallace, 47, of Newcastle upon Tyne photographed Cuillin as he broke free from his onesie-like layer.
IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .
PAWS for thought as you feast your eyes on this rare bear bathing session .
FROM motorcycling to department store shopping these spookily faceless people are part of the Chinese-fad for wearing protective solar-visors in public .
DASHING through the snow, this little stoat is on the lookout for a Christmas feast .
AIRPORT staff have been put on alert after diet pills that come in grenade shaped containers sparked security alerts .
These images of vintage cars, bikes and vans, pictured all over the world, could easily have come from a globetrotting petrol-head’s photo album .
THROWING himself off 1,100ft bridges in a wheelchair, this is the PARALYSED base jumper who knows no fear .
Lying angelically with a range of expressions etched on their tiny faces, little bundles of joy are innocently captured in their first few days in these adorable photographs .
An adorable orangutan named Pongo celebrates his first birthday at Zoo Atlanta, Georgia, America .
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Hot on the heels of a little rabbit, this cheetah is on a mission to catch his prey .