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.
A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .
Gigantic 100ft waves create the perfect playground for dare-devil surfers from across the world .
This longhorn beetle demon-strates a dark side as it looks just like the devil .
HOPPING onto the scales, these adorable baby Humboldt penguins are ready for their first weigh-in .
SAT ON top of a Brazilian turtle’s head, this little ladybird looks content as he studies his environment from a new height .
A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .
A grand 56-bedroom hotel, once heaving with injured soldiers during the First World War, now lies completely abandoned .
An Italian photographer travelled to northern India where he visited poverty stricken suburbs and captured ordinary people in a series of intimate and expressive portraits .
AN OLD ENGLISH cottage packed full of history and valuables has been left to rot .
A pair of snarling foxes go paw-to-paw and brawl after unexpectedly crossing paths .
SWIMMING in unison, millions of silverside fish dwarf the divers .
A cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo .