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.
With luminous colours and alien- like features, these magical mushrooms look like they belong on another planet .
FROM THE world famous Girl with a Pearl Earring painting to a jaguar in the grass, these incredible drawings are created from coloured ballpoint pens .
Animal rescue volunteers have told how a cat riddled with cancer was forced to ripped off its own ears after it was abandoned by its owners .
STEPFORD wives from the 1950's and 60's are performing history's most sexist exercise programme .
A little clownfish opens its mouth to reveal a blood sucking intruder living on its tongue .
AN American accountant has grown the world's biggest MELON and smashed his way into the record books with his mammoth 350 .
From vivid greens to glowing pinks, the colours of the aurora borealis fill the night sky above a snow covered Lapland .
Jostling their quills into the noses of some unlucky cubs, this is the moment two feisty porcupines ALMOST defeat a pride of seven lions .
A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .
From a floating jelly fish to a relaxed seal, Britain’s unappreciated beach life is captured above and below the water .
This is the amazing moment two white-tailed kites take an in-flight meal - exchanging prey at 100 foot high in mid air .
