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 BROWN bear wades through waters in Alaska and waits for his lunch .
FISTS fly as two gorillas take each other on in a dramatic battle .
WITHOUT A care in the world, this little snow monkey puts his feet up and settles in for a snooze .
At least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon .
A couple celebrated tying the knot with a spectacular Alice in Wonderland-themed wedding reception .
Fetching a tiny carrot and a head-shaped snowball, a red squirrel builds the perfect snowman .
TOMORROW (Saturday) marks the 28th anniversary of the nuclear disaster that left the city of Chernobyl devastated .
A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .
A man who conned tax officials out of £34 million and funded a lavish lifestyle of luxury hotels and restaurants has been jailed for one of the longest sentences in British criminal fraud history .
STOOD side by side next to a busy road, these buildings were once bustling with life .
STOLEN £2K BULLDOG REUNITED WITH FAMILY VIA TWITTER - A £2,000 bulldog puppy snatched from her home by burglars has been reunited with her family thanks to Twitter .
