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.
WITH the phosphorescent blobs and mesmerising patterns, these spectacular images may look like the hall marks of an enchanted forest but it is in fact the scene of thousands of dancing FIREFLIES .
BALANCING 30 metres above ground, these slackliners take the expression of living dangerously one step further, by tightrope walking NAKED .
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .
GLIDING through the water, these delightful frogs show off their vibrant colours as they practice their FROG crawl .
CARRYING a fully grown goat on his back, this five-year-old boy is a child shepherd in the mountains of northern Ethiopia .
TOMORROW (Saturday) marks the 28th anniversary of the nuclear disaster that left the city of Chernobyl devastated .
INSIDE Britain's last Naval hospital where scurvy was cured looks like an NHS time capsule .
WITH A wide smile plastered across his face, this little gecko is ready for his close up .
Peering curiously into a basket hanging off the arms of a snowman, this little squirrel appears fascinated by the snowy figure .
AT first glance these images could easily be mistaken for photographs, but they are in-fact real life drawings created using nothing but coloured pencils .
A group of otters put on a show of aqua aerobics, as they raise their flippers perfectly in sync .
A BABY-faced burglar is starting a seven year stretch in custody after being nabbed by a Jaffa Cake .