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

A loving daughter has set up a Facebook page in a desperate plea to strangers, to donate a kidney to her dying mum .

Several times a year, Gemma, 21, can be found mumbling her words and struggling to concentrate as she walks around in a dream-like state .

An elegant snowy owl spreads her wings and glides effortlessly above the snow covered field .

These adorable pictures show the moment two cuddly red panda cubs take their first look at the outside world and are weighed for the very first time .

ROLLING across a 65-metre-high viaduct in the Alps, the red carriages of the Bernina Express add a splash of colour to the spectacular snow-covered Swiss surroundings .

THESE kingfishers prove no rod is needed as they go fishing for their dinner .

WITH SNOW COVERING the ground around them, these two polar bears play fight .

A BRITISH couple are the first to tie the knot inside an enormous GLACIER in Iceland .

A mum-of-one has revealed how her one-year-old daughter suffered second and third degree burns to 22% of her body after pouring boiling water over herself .

Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .

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