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.
LINED up one by one on a deer’s back, these little birds give their wings a break as they catch a ride across London .
SOARING through the air, this is the moment a hungry tawny owl arrives home with dinner .
FROM THE world famous Girl with a Pearl Earring painting to a jaguar in the grass, these incredible drawings are created from coloured ballpoint pens .
These photographs of extreme weather capture storms furiously rolling across the sky above America .
A US firefighter has battled osteoarthritis and four hip replacements to break the world paddleboarding record .
A floating market in Indonesia is bursting with vibrant colours as wooden rowing boats loaded with fruit and vegetables crowd the river .
A German photographer travelled around Africa where he met and photographed members of tribes in a series of intimate portraits .
PUCKERING up and enjoying some quality time, these are the most lovable monkeys on the planet .
THESE kaleidoscopic-like photographs capture England’s churches and cathedrals in all their glory .
ARMED with her camera, bikini and flippers, this brave diver goes swimming with SHARKS .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
Grandmother Janet Kirby was told she couldn't board her plane home after being accused of assault .