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.
WITH a paw in the air and his tongue hanging from his mouth, it is clear to see that this little groundhog is struggling to wake up and leave behind the comfort of his burrow .
A US firefighter has battled osteoarthritis and four hip replacements to break the world paddleboarding record .
WITHOUT A care in the world, this little snow monkey puts his feet up and settles in for a snooze .
LYING back in the snow, these two polar bears share a cuddle as they call time out on playtime .
With the vivid red smoke billowing into the sky amid the misty sand dunes, these are the blissful views provided at the break of dawn at a volcano .
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 .
This starling and prairie dog will not back down an inch as they have a fearsome stand-off over who gets to eat a nut .
In the calm waters of Greenland, gigantic icebergs dwarf everything around them .
These photographs of extreme weather capture storms furiously rolling across the sky above America .
POWERFUL bolts of lightning illuminate the night sky in an incredible autumn storm over the Sardinian coastline .
