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.
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FROM MRS Patmore to Lady Sybil, these barking mad illustrations show the WOOF-er side of some of our most loved Downton characters .
WITH their robotic movements and pristine uniforms, these are the sexy traffic girls of North Korea that are becoming iconic figures in the secretive state .
An aerial view of flooding in Gloucestershire .
This cheeky macaque gets up close and personal as he examines the dental hygiene of his fellow primate .
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THESE are the Disney Princesses you wouldn't want to run into in a dark alley .
WITH HIS PAW covering his mouth, this cheeky cub looks amused by something .
Exploding out of the water, a great white shark performs a backflip during a hunt for seals .
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Grandmother Janet Kirby was told she couldn't board her plane home after being accused of assault .
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