A fine young cannibal ...

Imagine eating a child? Well, geckos are so greedy that they will eat anything that moves, even their own offspring, it seems. Amazingly this little fellow managed to wriggle free and drop to the floor before scurrying to safety.

Order: Squamata (geckos)

Family: Gekkonidae

Vernacular name: Flat-tailed house gecko

Scientific name: Cosymbotus platyurus