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.
FLYING through the air, these delighted pooches pull their best poses mid-flight .
NEW DELHI, A woman activist of India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party crosses a police barricade near the residence of ruling Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi during a protest against the recent rape of a five-year-old girl in New Delhi, India, April 21, 2013 .
THIS DANGER-mad female pensioner could be the oldest Brit to cage dive with CROCODILES .
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .
BEAUTIFULLY lit by the dim glow of lanterns, a cave in Iceland is transformed into the perfect wedding venue .
ARM extended and head flung back, this little chipmunk performs a loose-limbed yoga move .
CLIMBING, falling and tugging on his weary mum, this little orangutan is up to all kinds of trouble .
THIS incredible shimmer of silver fish mirrors the image of that of an underwater tornado .
A family of foster carers are facing bankruptcy and homelessness after they signed up to a Government scheme to renovate their house to be used for disabled children's short breaks .
From squids to Star Wars, these flipping marvellous creations are pancake portraits .
From a platter of finger licking chicken wings to a bowl of Chinese noodle soup, these foodie snaps are enough to make your savoury saliva glands drool .
These images of vintage cars, bikes and vans, pictured all over the world, could easily have come from a globetrotting petrol-head’s photo album .