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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LITTLE OWL WINKS FOR THE CAMERA

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PLAYFUL OWL PLAYS HIDE AND SEEK

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NAKED SLACKLINERS TACKLE NEW CHALLENGES

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CATERPILLAR KISS

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POLAR BEAR HUG

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LOOK, NO HANDS! MAN CONTROLS VEHICLE USING HIS BRAIN

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GATEWAY TO THE UNDERWORLD

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CLOWNFISH OPENS WIDE TO REVEAL A CREEPY INTRUDER

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CHEETAH HUNT

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