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.
A lively lemon shark grins into the camera and showcases his impressive teeth .
PERCHED on a branch, this Little Owl plays third wheel to two love birds .
A Brit photographer has captured one of the world's most camera-shy species of fish - during a game of underwater peek-a-boo .
AIRPORT staff have been put on alert after diet pills that come in grenade shaped containers sparked security alerts .
TRYING their best to wriggle away, three adorable tiger cubs receive their health checks at Chester Zoo .
It's incredible to think anyone could live in such horrendous squalor - yet two men have been prosecuted for keeping their homes in such revolting conditions that it was no longer fit for their animals .
A disabled sheep is enjoying a new fleece of life after receiving a specially-designed wheelchair .
15-foot-long great white sharks on the hunt, in False Bay, South Africa - SHOCK and awe pictures of 15-foot-long great whites on the hunt will leave you stunned .
In the calm waters of Greenland, gigantic icebergs dwarf everything around them .
STEPFORD wives from the 1950's and 60's are performing history's most sexist exercise programme .
PERCHING on the edge of a flower, these loved-up caterpillars can't resist each other as they enjoy a romantic moment together .