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.
POPE MOBBED BY THOUSANDS OF WORSHIPPERS IN RIO - Thousands of worshippers gather to celebrate the Papal visit on Copacabana beach, Rio de Janeiro ,Brazil .
WITH SNOW COVERING the ground around them, these two polar bears play fight .
STOOD side by side next to a busy road, these buildings were once bustling with life .
THIS astonishing film shows the moment a hit-and-run driver ploughed into a woman and a toddler on a Coventry street .
A diving guide leaves a shark completely docile and balanced in the palm of his hand .
A trio of ants are locked in a tug of war over a fly as they pull the bug by its legs .
A US firefighter has battled osteoarthritis and four hip replacements to break the world paddleboarding record .
A lazy tree frog, tired of hopping along a branch, chooses the slowest form of transport when it jumps on top of an unsuspecting snail .
AN ITALIAN mechanic has created the world’s most ferocious mini-car .
SAILING over crystal clear waters, the Bajau people of Malaysia live their lives almost entirely at SEA .
