STRETCHING his little legs in the air, a smiley leaf-tailed gecko breaks free from his old, scaly skin. Using his mouth to peel away each paper-like layer of skin, the 30cm reptile appears to be grinning as he prepares for the hot weather. The bright-eyed gecko, named Cuillin, spent four hours shedding his skin and ate each piece as he freed himself one limb at a time. Watching her pet gecko in amazement, Angi Wallace, 47, of Newcastle upon Tyne photographed Cuillin as he broke free from his onesie-like layer.
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
MASKED intruders look sinister but really they are a gang of urban exploring pranksters .
BURSTING from the water, a beautiful but deadly Sumatran tiger jumps for food in an Indonesian zoo .
Suspended FIFTY metres in the air, this is the last place that you would expect to find a fine dining experience .
A young mum-to-be who was told she would never fall pregnant due to a rare condition has decided to keep her miracle baby even though his birth could leave her paralysed and in pain forever .
A pair of snarling foxes go paw-to-paw and brawl after unexpectedly crossing paths .
Struggling home entertainment chain Blockbuster has been slammed for advertising its workers' jobs while they are still in them in order to scare them into working harder .
A feisty squirrel takes on a fearsome foe when he decides to tackle a T-REX .
WITH THE WIND blowing through their fur, you'll believe a dog can fly in these hilarious images .
DINING under the stars, this restaurant takes you back in time - inside an ancient cave .
INSIDE Britain's last Naval hospital where scurvy was cured looks like an NHS time capsule .