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 curious red squirrel takes a break from collecting nuts and tries her hand at photography .
FLEXING his muscles and staring straight at his opponent, this bodybuilding squirrel is the nuts .
DASHING through the snow, this little stoat is on the lookout for a Christmas feast .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
These uninvited guests ELEPHANTLY make their annual trip through the reception of this welcoming lodge .
With the vivid red smoke billowing into the sky amid the misty sand dunes, these are the blissful views provided at the break of dawn at a volcano .
SAILING over crystal clear waters, the Bajau people of Malaysia live their lives almost entirely at SEA .
An Indonesian farmer is dragged through muddy water as he clings to the tails of two charging cows .
THIS is the fascinating abandoned house, complete with mystery portraits and homely items, that has been dubbed - crooked cottage .
This frozen lighthouse in Michigan could easily be mistaken for a still from the snow swept disaster movie The Day After Tomorrow .