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.
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .
Throwing their arms up in the air, these energetic squirrels play a game of ball with a walnut .
FROM a Kung-Fu professional to a mini incredible hulk, these are the babies you wouldn't want to mess with .
INSIDE Britain's last Naval hospital where scurvy was cured looks like an NHS time capsule .
IN a galaxy not so far away lies a magical display of lights that could be the latest image from NASA .
WITH A LITTLE cap of fresh snow resting on his head, this squirrel tries his best to pull off his new look .
An Australian beach is illuminated by an enticing neon blue glow as a rare phenomenon lights up the water .
STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .
AN American accountant has grown the world's biggest MELON and smashed his way into the record books with his mammoth 350 .
The view from this rooftop pool is sure to make most holidaymakers envious .
This frozen lighthouse in Michigan could easily be mistaken for a still from the snow swept disaster movie The Day After Tomorrow .
