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.
AT 4,800 metres high and just three metres wide, this is the most dangerous road in the world .
A lively lemon shark grins into the camera and showcases his impressive teeth .
Beautiful turquoise waves rise and fall in a series of stunning images taken along the coastline of south-eastern Australia .
BURSTING colours of reds, pinks and purples give the illusion of a collection of stunning flowers .
This brave Hyena finally catches his pray among the thousands of flamingos, Lake Nakuru, Kenya - OUTNUMBERED among thousands of flamingos, this bold hyena is not put off from hunting for a morning snack .
A BRITISH couple are the first to tie the knot inside an enormous GLACIER in Iceland .
A photographer has travelled the length of the UK capturing lighthouses and their picturesque surroundings .
A soap bubble lands on the frosty ground and creates a shimmering snow globe as crystals form around it .
A PENSIONER was left with a fractured jaw after being beaten and robbed outside his home in Birmingham last weekend .
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .
NEVER mind being careful not to choke on your food, this mother bird has a bigger challenge on her hands, as her ravenous offspring impatiently launches its head down into her stomach .