STARING eagerly into the camera, this little toad is full of curiosity. He bobs his eyes above the water and surveys the scene, ready for his close-up. These photographs were captured by French marine biologist Mathieu Foulquie, 39, after he spotted the friendly toad in the resurgence of a little river near Montpellier, France. Mathieu, of Montpellier, France, was investigating underwater in a river named 'la Bueges' when he put his hand on the river bed and the toad grabbed his fingers.
STRIKING photos capture nature at its most raw and powerful during Earth’s most electrifying event .
DIPPING his head into the vase of water, this little squirrel takes a refreshing break from an afternoon of eating .
Sprawled out on top of a log, this sleeping leopard takes a relaxing break from his daily routine .
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A blanket of fog is lit up by the colourful glowing lights of the city below .
From vivid greens to glowing pinks, the colours of the aurora borealis fill the night sky above a snow covered Lapland .
WITH SNOW COVERING the ground around them, these two polar bears play fight .
The gunslingers are long gone and tumbleweeds have taken over at this abandoned American Wild West Theme Park in Cornwall .
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A Canadian couple celebrated their engagement by recreating iconic moments from the film The Notebook .
The beds are consumed by moss instead of customers at this abandoned hotel .
Dogs catch waves at the Coronado Bay dog surf championships Saturday 22nd June 2013- DOG SURFING mutts have never looked so gnarly .