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.
Throwing a right hook as he launches onto his opponent with his gnarling teeth at the ready, this is the OTTER-LY ruthless showdown between two otters .
A host of websites that are almost twenty years old are collecting a cult following thanks to their retro appeal .
Fetching a tiny carrot and a head-shaped snowball, a red squirrel builds the perfect snowman .
A young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .
Scurrying along the branch of a tree, a little squirrel pushes a pram packed full of Easter treats .
AN ARRAY of colours, from pinks to blues and oranges, fill the night sky to create an amazing collection of interstellar patterns .
NEW DELHI, A woman activist of India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party crosses a police barricade near the residence of ruling Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi during a protest against the recent rape of a five-year-old girl in New Delhi, India, April 21, 2013 .
A diving guide leaves a shark completely docile and balanced in the palm of his hand .
A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .