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.
FULL OF STUNNING colours and swirling shapes, the furrows on these fields create a mix of mesmerising patterns .
WITH their robotic movements and pristine uniforms, these are the sexy traffic girls of North Korea that are becoming iconic figures in the secretive state .
VENTURING into the ocean with self-made spears and nets, the fishermen of Zanzibar put their lives on the line when they catch food for their families .
A frilled lizard appears to be belting out a tune as it sits in a tree with its mouth open wide .
These are the faces of orphans suffering from the horrifying effects of chemical warfare .
THIS DANGER-mad female pensioner could be the oldest Brit to cage dive with CROCODILES .
Is your cat bored? Do his usual playthings simply not do it for him anymore? Not to worry - there's an app for that .
When couples talk about wanting a white wedding, few will be referring to getting hitched on a glacier sat on top of an active volcano .
A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .
BURSTING from the water, a beautiful but deadly Sumatran tiger jumps for food in an Indonesian zoo .
A lazy otter finds the ideal spot to soak up the sun and sleep off his lunch .