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.
SOME OF the sea’s most terrifying creatures show their softer side as they join a group of diners for lunch .
The gunslingers are long gone and tumbleweeds have taken over at this abandoned American Wild West Theme Park in Cornwall .
ROLLING across a 65-metre-high viaduct in the Alps, the red carriages of the Bernina Express add a splash of colour to the spectacular snow-covered Swiss surroundings .
Swirling water and sand create amazing aerial images of river deltas across Iceland .
HOTSPOT MEDIA - WAVE-ING GOODBYE TO RUSH HOUR: WHILE most workers endure commuting chaos by road or rail everyday, one entrepreneur has come up with a novel way to get to the office - by KAYAK .
WITH their robotic movements and pristine uniforms, these are the sexy traffic girls of North Korea that are becoming iconic figures in the secretive state .
WITH HIS PAW covering his mouth, this cheeky cub looks amused by something .
Exploding out of the water, a great white shark performs a backflip during a hunt for seals .
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
LYING back in the snow, these two polar bears share a cuddle as they call time out on playtime .
TOWERING 65 metres into the sky, this terrifying accent is a dream for climbers .