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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ABANDONED WILD WEST THEME PARK

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THE SECRET LIFE OF SQUIRRELS

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WAVING SEAL PUP

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CAT RIPS OFF OWN EARS DUE TO UNTREATED CANCER

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FISH FIGHT

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CHEEKY BABY ORANGUTAN

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RIVET-ING ALL WOOD TOWER

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VICTORIAN TENNIS RULE BOOK REVEALS GAME PLAYED BY THREE

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RESCUE TURTLES OPEN WIDE FOR DINNER

A pair of BEAUTIFUL rescue sea turtles spot their catch in the waters of the Great Barrier Reef .

BASHFUL ORANGUTAN

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CHINESE FISHERMEN FISHING WITH RARE TECHNIQUE

SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive .