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.
WIDE EYED and staring straight down the lens of the camera, this intrigued seal is ready for his close up .
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 .
While often referred to as the kings of the jungle, gorillas - for all their might - are notorious hydrophobes .
THIS is the shocking moment a clumsy radio newsreader plunged into a freezing canal while texting her boyfriend instead of looking where she was going .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
WITHOUT a care in the world, this little chimpanzee shows off her gymnastic skills as she swings around her enclosure .
THESE kingfishers prove no rod is needed as they go fishing for their dinner .
GETTING behind the camera, this monkey practices his photography skills on his friends .
A GLOWING range of greens and blues sweep across the sky in a spectacular display of light .
BRAIDED, sculpted and beaded, these are the eye-catching hairstyles worn by the tribal women of Angola .
A young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .
AN EXERCISING turtle and an ice-skating chick are hardly everyday exploits in the animal community .