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.
If you had to scrape the snow off your car this morning or slip-slide your way into work over icy pavements spare a thought for these little critters .
ROLLING up snow in its tiny paws, this little squirrel is looking for a snowball fight .
AN EXERCISING turtle and an ice-skating chick are hardly everyday exploits in the animal community .
A mining town in Australia’s outback appears to be completely deserted, but its residents have escaped the scorching heat by living in underground caves .
With their guts spewing and eyes hanging out, these are the cuddly toys children might be reluctant to curl up to .
A dog was SOW close to death after she dangerously swallowed a two-inch NEEDLE-Cute Shih Tzu Daisy could have pierced her intestines after eating the long needle and thread after finding it on the carpet .
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 .
STRIKING photos capture nature at its most raw and powerful during Earth’s most electrifying event .
A BUMPER season of births has left zoo with three of the cutest exotic kittens you're likely to see .
