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.
A grand 56-bedroom hotel, once heaving with injured soldiers during the First World War, now lies completely abandoned .
FIFTEEEN years after it was closed pictures by a British teacher show the calamity Hong Kong airport that was closed for being too dangerous .
SWIMMING next to 40 tonne whales, dare-devil divers take the plunge with these gentle giants of the sea .
THESE LOVE BIRDS can’t keep their beaks off each other as they share a very public display of affection .
This frozen lighthouse in Michigan could easily be mistaken for a still from the snow swept disaster movie The Day After Tomorrow .
WITH SNOW COVERING the ground around them, these two polar bears play fight .
LUMINOUS green rocks could easily be a beach from Superman's homeland of Krypton .
A diver attempts to control rising numbers of lionfish by feeding the venomous species to Caribbean reef sharks .
Ever wished you could live in a house just like Barbie's? Canadian sculptor Heather Benning has created the life-size dollhouse of her dreams out a derelict building .
HUNDREDS of colour coordinated yarns lie abandoned in this once thriving textile mill .
WELCOME to what could be the world's tallest TOTALLY wooden construction .