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.
SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .
A TEN-THOUSAND square foot wide Avatar-style grove is such a beauty it will leave you feeling VINE .
This cheeky macaque gets up close and personal as he examines the dental hygiene of his fellow primate .
A BEAUTIFUL sight for the eyes and the imagination, these liquid sculptures take shape in many different colours and formations .
A dog was SOW close to death after she dangerously swallowed a two-inch NEEDLE-Cute Shih Tzu Daisy could have pierced her intestines after eating the long needle and thread after finding it on the carpet .
NOT YOUR everyday selfie, this plucky diver poses with some of the scariest predators in the ocean .
THIS DANGER-mad female pensioner could be the oldest Brit to cage dive with CROCODILES .
AN ITALIAN mechanic has created the world’s most ferocious mini-car .
Most people bend over backwards to keep children entertained, but this baboon show us how it’s done .
Sprawled out on top of a log, this sleeping leopard takes a relaxing break from his daily routine .
MOUTH OPEN wide, this little stoat appears to be in mid-song as he belts out a tune for his onlookers .
HOTSPOT MEDIA - FUNKY BUMP: FROM MIRROR bellies to rainbow bumps these pregnancy casts of stone and bronze could be the funkiest way to preserve your bump for posterity .