FRIENDLY TOAD READY FOR HIS CLOSE UP

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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ABANDONED WILD WEST THEME PARK

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BABY BABOON GOES BANANAS FOR ACROBATIC MONKEY

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BATTY ABOUT BATMAN - MAN SPENDS £65K ON COLLECTION

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HOUNDTON TABBY

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THE EVOLUTION OF GLASTONBURY FESTIVAL

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ADORABLE OWLS CUDDLE UP FOR THE CAMERA

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MOODY SEA TURTLE

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YOGA BEAR

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CAVE ROOM HOTEL

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