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.
HUDDLED together in the hollow of a tree, it would be easy to overlook these two sleepy owls as they blend into the trunk .
A BAMBI was dramatically caught in mid-air by a greedy Nile crocodile in a once-in-a-million flying pincer move .
YOU’VE heard of the northern lights now feast your eyes on the natural wonder of the SOUTHERN lights .
THIS LITTLE squirrel tries to keep himself snug as snow starts to fall around him .
GIANT garden sculptures don't beat about the bush .
BREATHING life back into old photographs, these black and white images are transformed by colour .
With the full moon looming behind him, this polar bear nestles down for the night .
A GLOWING range of greens and blues sweep across the sky in a spectacular display of light .
A German photographer travelled around Africa where he met and photographed members of tribes in a series of intimate portraits .
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