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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SERENE ICEBERGS

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ADORABLE DOLPHINS VISIT AUSTRALIAN BEACH FOR BREAKFAST

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ADORABLE CHIMP SHOWS OFF GYMNASTIC SKILLS

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PET DOG WITH CANCER LEFT TO DIE

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