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.
An intrepid explorer hopes to be reunited with his travel partner, after his cuddly toy companion was stolen .
THIS incredible shimmer of silver fish mirrors the image of that of an underwater tornado .
A BROWN bear wades through waters in Alaska and waits for his lunch .
A cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo .
A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .
Pic By Graham Gibson/ HotSpot Media - SHARK HYPNOTIST BALANCES SHARK IN PALM OF HIS HAND- In Pic - Diver Tom and Caribbean reef sharks in the Bahamas- A SHARK hypnotist balances these predators in the palm of his hand by sending them to sleep with a gentle nose rub .
LIKE A living balloon this baitball of sardines is ready to burst when threatened by a pointy nosed sailfish .
FORGET Thorpe Park this summer as this is a 50 mile-per-hour ride over the Colorado River CANYON .
TUGGING at his exhausted mum's ears, a beautiful baby orangutan refuses to settle for a nap as he begins a game of peek-a-boo .
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
CLINGING onto nothing but ice, this brave climber reaches heights of 1000 FEET as he scales frozen solid waterfalls .
Southern England, the south-west and west Wales have been warned to expect more wild weather, with heavy rain and high tides possibly leading to coastal flooding and travel disruption over the weekend .