WITH A wide smile plastered across his face, this little gecko is ready for his close up. The smiley tokay gecko was photographed by photographer Angi Wallace in her home in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. The 47-year-old says: “I placed this gecko on a branch deliberately to take some photographs. “He has the cutest face, however if I wave my hand near him he opens his mouth as a form of defensive behaviour.
A hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .
GLIDING through the water, these delightful frogs show off their vibrant colours as they practice their FROG crawl .
Jostling their quills into the noses of some unlucky cubs, this is the moment two feisty porcupines ALMOST defeat a pride of seven lions .
THE THOUGHT OF BECOMING shipwrecked on a remote destination would fill most holidaymakers with dread .
This is the moment a nimble red fox and a lumbering Alaskan brown bear were locked in a tense stand-off .
A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .
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 .
A diver attempts to control rising numbers of lionfish by feeding the venomous species to Caribbean reef sharks .
BEHIND the doors of this building, with its stacks of mattresses and discarded remains of wheelchairs, lies another victim of austerity cuts .
WITH THEIR adorable big round eyes and fluffy white fur, these baby seals are cute enough to melt any heart .
TRYING their best to wriggle away, three adorable tiger cubs receive their health checks at Chester Zoo .
EAGERLY BITING his nails, this little squirrel is clearly nervous of looming predators as he searches for his meal .