WITH A wide smile plastered across his face, this little gecko is ready for his close up .

A lazy otter finds the ideal spot to soak up the sun and sleep off his lunch .

A diving mad couple have finally taken the plunge, having tied the knot 30ft underwater .

If you had to scrape the snow off your car this morning or slip-slide your way into work over icy pavements spare a thought for these little critters .

The UK's first hotline - and possibly the galaxy's - for people who have been targeted by aliens has opened to the public .

LIKE A scene from A Bugs Life, these ants work on creating their own mini community .

An American woman whose skin turned silver after using nose drops is warning people of the dangers of medicines containing the metal .

Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .

THIS is the EXPLOSIVE moment when a 50 metre high pylon came crashing down to earth in a rural field .

A chipmunk, with his cheeks full to bursting, has no intention of leaving with an empty stomach .

High street giant Harvey Nichols has come under fire for a "disgusting" ad campaign that depicts a woman peeing herself .

A woman has shed half her body weight after undergoing a gastric sleeve op to shrink her stomach .