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.
SITTING quietly at the edge of the lake, these two baby bears watch and learn as the adults hunt for fish .
GETTING behind the camera, this monkey practices his photography skills on his friends .
TUGGING at his exhausted mum's ears, a beautiful baby orangutan refuses to settle for a nap as he begins a game of peek-a-boo .
THIS DANGER-mad female pensioner could be the oldest Brit to cage dive with CROCODILES .
A pair of chicks bravely decided to befriend a python, despite being the snake's favourite choice of food .
THIS may look like a dolphin through jumping hoops, but it is in fact nothing more than a clever 3D pencil drawing .
In the calm waters of Greenland, gigantic icebergs dwarf everything around them .
TENNIS was a game made for three according to the first Victorian rule book .
AN ANGRY giraffe gave a bush-riding cyclist a scare when he stomped his £2K bike into the dirt .
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .
