A lively lemon shark grins into the camera and showcases his impressive teeth. With a wide smile spread across his face, he is more of a friendly chappy than a vicious predator of the ocean. These impressive snaps are the work of 46 year old Todd Mintz, a professional photographer from Saskatchewan, Canada. Todd, who has had a passion for photography since he was a child, captured the amusing images off the coast of the British Virgin Islands, Bahamas.
WITH A wide smile plastered across his face, this little gecko is ready for his close up .
DIVING boffins fired harpoons into 30-foot-long whale sharks in a bid to put the sea-beasts on Google Maps .
Staring death in the face, a little field mouse bravely confronts a hungry cat .
What lies beneath this building site? Britain's great hope of winning the pre-WW2 arms race against Nazi Germany .
PUSHING the diver out of his way, this little sea turtle shows he’s not in the mood for photographs .
WRAPPED up in classy headscarves, these adorable pooches are the picture of sophistication .
THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS - 250 DRIVERS ARRESTED FOR STREET RACING IN BIRMINGHAM- In Pic - The start line on the Heartlands Parkway Nechels Birmingham .
SNOWBOARDING in your £2,000 wedding dress sounds like a nightmare for most brides .
TUGGING at his exhausted mum's ears, a beautiful baby orangutan refuses to settle for a nap as he begins a game of peek-a-boo .
THESE kingfishers prove no rod is needed as they go fishing for their dinner .
Jostling their quills into the noses of some unlucky cubs, this is the moment two feisty porcupines ALMOST defeat a pride of seven lions .