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.
An American black bear mimics John Travolta’s famous Saturday Night Fever dance move by hurling its arm in the air .
A grey whale and her calf greet an audience of awestruck admirers on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico .
A cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo .
BEHIND the doors of this building, with its stacks of mattresses and discarded remains of wheelchairs, lies another victim of austerity cuts .
ARM extended and head flung back, this little chipmunk performs a loose-limbed yoga move .
COURAGEOUS CLIMBERS scale frozen waterfalls in Canada, as the ice threatens to collapse beneath them .
WITH THEIR adorable big round eyes and fluffy white fur, these baby seals are cute enough to melt any heart .
ROLLING up snow in its tiny paws, this little squirrel is looking for a snowball fight .
FROM COLOURFUL autumn leaves to living trees at first glance you might miss these people blended with nature .
This may look like a monster car engine that will leave petrol heads in a spin, but it is in fact a rather snazzy looking COFFEE MACHINE .
A diver attempts to control rising numbers of lionfish by feeding the venomous species to Caribbean reef sharks .
FROM KISSING an alligator on the nose to walking over broken glass, this fearless daredevil is a real life female JACKASS .