LUMINOUS green rocks could easily be a beach from Superman's homeland of Krypton .

STRETCHING his little legs in the air, a smiley leaf-tailed gecko breaks free from his old, scaly skin .

SITTING quietly at the edge of the lake, these two baby bears watch and learn as the adults hunt for fish .

A group of shelter dogs showcase their loveable personalities in a series of passport-style photographs - in the hope of finding their forever homes .

PRANKSTER Dom Joly was so livid when he was slapped with a parking ticket that he took to Twitter to vent his anger – only to discover he was the victim of his own gag! The comic got a taste of his own medicine when he was tricked by a fellow joker for the first time in a decade .

They say breakfast is the most important meal of the day and for this greedy camel he can't get enough of his morning feed, as he gate crashes his owner's mealtime .

With the vivid red smoke billowing into the sky amid the misty sand dunes, these are the blissful views provided at the break of dawn at a volcano .

PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .

FROM KISSING an alligator on the nose to walking over broken glass, this fearless daredevil is a real life female JACKASS .

PUSHING the diver out of his way, this little sea turtle shows he’s not in the mood for photographs .

From vivid greens to glowing pinks, the colours of the aurora borealis fill the night sky above a snow covered Lapland .

A SERENE turquoise glow glimmers from underneath these powerful icebergs .