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 ANGRY giraffe gave a bush-riding cyclist a scare when he stomped his £2K bike into the dirt .
IT'S the iconic TV show that influenced a whole generation in the 1990s .
WEARING tiny Christmas accessories, these adorable babies get into the spirit of the season .
PRANKSTER Dom Joly was so livid when he was slapped with a parking ticket that he took to Twitter to vent his anger – only to discover he was the victim of his own gag! The comic got a taste of his own medicine when he was tricked by a fellow joker for the first time in a decade .
EAGERLY BITING his nails, this little squirrel is clearly nervous of looming predators as he searches for his meal .
Beautiful turquoise waves rise and fall in a series of stunning images taken along the coastline of south-eastern Australia .
A Romanian photographer has captured the unique patterns of hundreds of human eyes in a series of striking macro shots .
An Australian beach is illuminated by an enticing neon blue glow as a rare phenomenon lights up the water .
A frilled lizard appears to be belting out a tune as it sits in a tree with its mouth open wide .
Complete with core, mantle and crust, these incredible planet cakes are truly out of this world .
