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.
Like a scene from a fairytale, THOUSANDS of fireflies create an enchanting glow as they dance in a forest .
A ROAD KILL munching Scot has chewed on everything from a dead squirrel to an unlucky crow – all in the name of art .
A diver attempts to control rising numbers of lionfish by feeding the venomous species to Caribbean reef sharks .
Sam Notaro built his own flood defences to protect his four-bedroom home in Moorland, Somerset Flooding is likely to get worse around Somerset as groundwater levels continue to rise .
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
AN ANGRY giraffe gave a bush-riding cyclist a scare when he stomped his £2K bike into the dirt .
An Indonesian farmer is dragged through muddy water as he clings to the tails of two charging cows .
A dog was SOW close to death after she dangerously swallowed a two-inch NEEDLE-Cute Shih Tzu Daisy could have pierced her intestines after eating the long needle and thread after finding it on the carpet .
THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .
WIDE EYED with a huge smile across her face, this little elephant is a picture of happiness .
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 .