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.
AIRPORT staff have been put on alert after diet pills that come in grenade shaped containers sparked security alerts .
HUDDLED together on a branch, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls soak up the sun .
A GLOWING range of greens and blues sweep across the sky in a spectacular display of light .
SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .
THESE kaleidoscopic-like photographs capture England’s churches and cathedrals in all their glory .
LYING flat out on his back, this little meerkat makes the most of the English sunshine .
The gunslingers are long gone and tumbleweeds have taken over at this abandoned American Wild West Theme Park in Cornwall .
THROWING himself off 1,100ft bridges in a wheelchair, this is the PARALYSED base jumper who knows no fear .
NEW DELHI, A woman activist of India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party crosses a police barricade near the residence of ruling Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi during a protest against the recent rape of a five-year-old girl in New Delhi, India, April 21, 2013 .
A cheeky chipmunk offers some of his spare food, before deciding against the idea and shoving the extra peanut into his already crammed mouth .
WIDE EYED and staring straight down the lens of the camera, this intrigued seal is ready for his close up .