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.
Daniel Blore, 21, of Innage Crescent, Bridgnorth, stabbed his mother three times in the attack on January 11 this year, Stafford Crown Court heard .
A DETERMINED great blue heron holds on tightly to its prey as the furry gopher attempts to wriggle free .
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .
PERCHED on a branch, these two frogs hold hands as they look into the camera .
POWERFUL bolts of lightning illuminate the night sky in an incredible autumn storm over the Sardinian coastline .
FROM a HOLLYWOOD actress to the face of an innocent child, these are incredible drawings with an unlikely twist .
STOOD side by side next to a busy road, these buildings were once bustling with life .
MAKING himself at home, this little snail perches happily on top of this frog's head .
EXPERTLY camouflaged, this clever panther chameleon knows how to catch its prey by surprise .
An Italian photographer travelled to the highlands of New Guinea where he met an Indonesian tribe untouched by the modern world .
HUDDLED together on a branch, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls soak up the sun .
These photographs of extreme weather capture storms furiously rolling across the sky above America .