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.
A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .
LYING back in the snow, these two polar bears share a cuddle as they call time out on playtime .
A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .
What lies beneath this building site? Britain's great hope of winning the pre-WW2 arms race against Nazi Germany .
Say cheese! This cheeky chappy isn’t in the mood to live up to his scary reputation as he is pictured here cracking a killer smile as he goes about his daily business .
VIBRANT bursts of colour fill the screen as beautiful flowers blossom in these time-lapse videos .
A pair of adorable polar bear cubs play-fight with each other in the Alaskan snow .
Primed and ready for action, this collection of striking images from the battlefield could be mistaken for authentic photos taking during World War II .
AN ITALIAN mechanic has created the world’s most ferocious mini-car .
A mining town in Australia’s outback appears to be completely deserted, but its residents have escaped the scorching heat by living in underground caves .
BEHIND the doors of this building, with its stacks of mattresses and discarded remains of wheelchairs, lies another victim of austerity cuts .
Swirling water and sand create amazing aerial images of river deltas across Iceland .