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.
INSIDE Britain's last Naval hospital where scurvy was cured looks like an NHS time capsule .
HEART-MELTING shots of a French bulldog and a ten-month-old French baby could be the cutest you’re likely to see .
With blue waves tumbling over them, these surfers glide underneath a tunnel of water .
WEARING tiny Christmas accessories, these adorable babies get into the spirit of the season .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
This is the amazing moment two white-tailed kites take an in-flight meal - exchanging prey at 100 foot high in mid air .
These are the faces of orphans suffering from the horrifying effects of chemical warfare .
Some will get up close and personal with Mother Nature’s deadliest animals to get the perfect shot, posing the question, what lengths will a photographer go to for that all important picture? But in this case, the question should be what depths .
STOOD side by side next to a busy road, these buildings were once bustling with life .
FROM MRS Patmore to Lady Sybil, these barking mad illustrations show the WOOF-er side of some of our most loved Downton characters .
A cheeky owl fancies a game of hide and seek as it peeps out from behind a tree .