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.
SWIMMING slowly towards the shore, a small group of bottlenose dolphins arrive for breakfast at a beach in Western Australia .
With one hand rested on his belly and the other propping his head up, this lazy lizard takes an afternoon break .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
Throwing their arms up in the air, these energetic squirrels play a game of ball with a walnut .
AN ADORABLE one-eyed kitten has been dubbed the 'pirate cat' because of his pirate-like facial expressions .
FLEXING his muscles and staring straight at his opponent, this bodybuilding squirrel is the nuts .
STRIKING photos capture nature at its most raw and powerful during Earth’s most electrifying event .
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .
AN ITALIAN mechanic has created the world’s most ferocious mini-car .
WRAPPED up in classy headscarves, these adorable pooches are the picture of sophistication .