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.
THIS LITTLE squirrel tries to keep himself snug as snow starts to fall around him .
CARRYING a fully grown goat on his back, this five-year-old boy is a child shepherd in the mountains of northern Ethiopia .
SOME OF the sea’s most terrifying creatures show their softer side as they join a group of diners for lunch .
A baby sperm whale assumed the role of a friendly giant when faced with two awestruck divers .
It’s a role reversal in the Visayan Sea as HUNDREDS of tiny, glistening eggs are carried around inside the mouth of their cardinalfish father .
SITTING on a burning sofa unable to move, one man turns his terrifying dreams into reality .
A lively lemon shark grins into the camera and showcases his impressive teeth .
AN OLD ENGLISH cottage packed full of history and valuables has been left to rot .
A diver looks like a minnow as she swims alongside a gigantic whale shark, the largest species of fish on the planet .
THIS may look like a dolphin through jumping hoops, but it is in fact nothing more than a clever 3D pencil drawing .