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.
Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .
A SPECTRUM of colours fills the sky during this spectacular and natural display of light .
THIS astonishing film shows the moment a hit-and-run driver ploughed into a woman and a toddler on a Coventry street .
AT first glance these images could easily be mistaken for photographs, but they are in-fact real life drawings created using nothing but coloured pencils .
A Romanian photographer has captured the unique patterns of hundreds of human eyes in a series of striking macro shots .
A diver looks like a minnow as she swims alongside a gigantic whale shark, the largest species of fish on the planet .
Throwing a right hook as he launches onto his opponent with his gnarling teeth at the ready, this is the OTTER-LY ruthless showdown between two otters .
WITH the phosphorescent blobs and mesmerising patterns, these spectacular images may look like the hall marks of an enchanted forest but it is in fact the scene of thousands of dancing FIREFLIES .
SOARING through the air, this is the moment a hungry tawny owl arrives home with dinner .
SLEEPING within touching distance of wild African animals might not be everyone's idea of a relaxing break .
Balanced on one leg, a frog assumes the crane kick martial arts stance made famous in the movie The Karate Kid .
FROM KISSING an alligator on the nose to walking over broken glass, this fearless daredevil is a real life female JACKASS .