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 middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
THROWING himself off 1,100ft bridges in a wheelchair, this is the PARALYSED base jumper who knows no fear .
BOXING DAY has come early for this pair of feisty squirrels, as their Christmas party quickly turns sour .
THIS unique holiday accommodation allows you to enjoy a full Flintstones experience .
A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .
CCTV shows a dark figure dumping the dog- A pet dog suffering with cancer has been put down after being dumped at an animal rescue in what officials said is the worst abandonment of any animal they have witnessed .
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 .
At first glance what might look like ordinary rusty bridge and road railings, are in fact amazing works of art .
THIS is the awesome moment an Osprey catches its prey travelling at 50mph, giving new meaning to FAST FOOD .
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .
THIS incredible shimmer of silver fish mirrors the image of that of an underwater tornado .
It’s a role reversal in the Visayan Sea as HUNDREDS of tiny, glistening eggs are carried around inside the mouth of their cardinalfish father .