FRIENDLY TOAD READY FOR HIS CLOSE UP

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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FRIENDLY TOAD READY FOR HIS CLOSE UP

STARING eagerly into the camera, this little toad is full of curiosity .

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PELT-MOBILE SPOTTED

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SECRET POOL IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DESERT

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HUNGRY WHITE TIGER DIVES FOR FOOD

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BEAR CUBS AND DOTING MUM

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PRAIRIE DOG AND STARLING STAND-OFF

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BASHFUL ORANGUTAN

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SMILEY GECKO ENJOYS HIS VIEW FROM THE TOP

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LIQUID SCULPTURES

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PORTRAITS IN PAKISTAN

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CHILD SHEPHERDS OF THE SIMIEN MOUNTAINS

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