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.
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An Italian photographer travelled to the highlands of New Guinea where he met an Indonesian tribe untouched by the modern world .
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A fox takes a tumble and lands on his head when he tries to fend off a pair of eagles in Japan .
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A terrified moose, trapped in a frozen lake, bobs her head above the icey water and awaits her rescue .
WITH A wide smile plastered across his face, this little gecko is ready for his close up .
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SAT ON top of a Brazilian turtle’s head, this little ladybird looks content as he studies his environment from a new height .