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.
HUDDLED together on a branch, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls soak up the sun .
IN a galaxy far, far away, this collection of stunning interstellar formations will leave you STARSTRUCK .
NEW DELHI, A woman activist of India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party crosses a police barricade near the residence of ruling Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi during a protest against the recent rape of a five-year-old girl in New Delhi, India, April 21, 2013 .
HOPPING onto the scales, these adorable baby Humboldt penguins are ready for their first weigh-in .
The lighthouses of Brittany, from Brest to Le Conquet, stand tall on France’s north-western coast against stunning scenery .
WITH the phosphorescent blobs and mesmerising patterns, these spectacular images may look like the hall marks of an enchanted forest but it is in fact the scene of thousands of dancing FIREFLIES .
A disabled sheep is enjoying a new fleece of life after receiving a specially-designed wheelchair .
WIDE EYED and staring straight down the lens of the camera, this intrigued seal is ready for his close up .
A NINJA red squirrel cuts a dashing figure as the little fella jumps up to ten-feet between treetops in the Yorkshire Dales .
THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .
A couple celebrated tying the knot with a spectacular Alice in Wonderland-themed wedding reception .
GLIDING through the water, these delightful frogs show off their vibrant colours as they practice their FROG crawl .