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.
AT 4,800 metres high and just three metres wide, this is the most dangerous road in the world .
SPURTING water 20ft into the air, this is one well you wouldn't want to dip your bucket into .
While often referred to as the kings of the jungle, gorillas - for all their might - are notorious hydrophobes .
An Australian beach is illuminated by an enticing neon blue glow as a rare phenomenon lights up the water .
Exploding out of the water, a great white shark performs a backflip during a hunt for seals .
A BIKINI swim with jellyfish sounds like the most painful past-time on the planet .
If you had to scrape the snow off your car this morning or slip-slide your way into work over icy pavements spare a thought for these little critters .
STEPFORD wives from the 1950's and 60's are performing history's most sexist exercise programme .
The gunslingers are long gone and tumbleweeds have taken over at this abandoned American Wild West Theme Park in Cornwall .
NEVER mind being careful not to choke on your food, this mother bird has a bigger challenge on her hands, as her ravenous offspring impatiently launches its head down into her stomach .
LYING flat out on his back, this little meerkat makes the most of the English sunshine .
A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .