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.
BURSTING colours of reds, pinks and purples give the illusion of a collection of stunning flowers .
A young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .
These are the men with one of the most unpleasant jobs in the world .
NATURE PAPARAZZIS prove you don't have to be Justin Bieber or Cheryl Cole to attract a pack of photographers .
BALANCING 30 metres above ground, these slackliners take the expression of living dangerously one step further, by tightrope walking NAKED .
THIS is the EXPLOSIVE moment when a 50 metre high pylon came crashing down to earth in a rural field .
A small Indian monkey is seemingly gob-smacked after reading the latest stock market news .
Suspended FIFTY metres in the air, this is the last place that you would expect to find a fine dining experience .
15-foot-long great white sharks on the hunt, in False Bay, South Africa - SHOCK and awe pictures of 15-foot-long great whites on the hunt will leave you stunned .
STARING open-mouthed into the camera, this shocked fish looks out of place in the middle of its angry friends .
A Romanian photographer has captured the unique patterns of hundreds of human eyes in a series of striking macro shots .
ESCAPING A LANDFILL FUTURE, these amazing science fiction inspired sculptures are made from everyday objects .