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.
VIBRANT bursts of colour fill the screen as beautiful flowers blossom in these time-lapse videos .
STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .
A BIKINI swim with jellyfish sounds like the most painful past-time on the planet .
An adorable black bear cub struggles to find the perfect spot for an afternoon nap as he wriggles around on the branch of a maple tree .
BLOWING bubbles underwater, this adorable polar bear slides into his tank for a playful dip .
ARM extended and head flung back, this little chipmunk performs a loose-limbed yoga move .
DIVING down at a speed of 75mph, this is the moment a hungry osprey caught his prey .
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 .
A terrified moose, trapped in a frozen lake, bobs her head above the icey water and awaits her rescue .
FISTS fly as two gorillas take each other on in a dramatic battle .
Soldiers standing guard outside the Woolwich barracks in London - Two terror suspects are under armed guard in separate hospitals in London after a serving soldier was hacked to death in the street .
JUDGE BLASTED FOR LETTING PAEDO WALK FREE A PERVERT who sexually assaulted two young girls on an allotment, telling them he was brushing spiders off them, has walked free from court – because jailing him was ‘unfair’ on his family .