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.
A diving guide leaves a shark completely docile and balanced in the palm of his hand .
SWIMMING next to 40 tonne whales, dare-devil divers take the plunge with these gentle giants of the sea .
NOT YOUR everyday selfie, this plucky diver poses with some of the scariest predators in the ocean .
WITH A LITTLE cap of fresh snow resting on his head, this squirrel tries his best to pull off his new look .
LYING back in the snow, these two polar bears share a cuddle as they call time out on playtime .
WITH their robotic movements and pristine uniforms, these are the sexy traffic girls of North Korea that are becoming iconic figures in the secretive state .
Some will get up close and personal with Mother Nature’s deadliest animals to get the perfect shot, posing the question, what lengths will a photographer go to for that all important picture? But in this case, the question should be what depths .
THIS is the EXPLOSIVE moment when a 50 metre high pylon came crashing down to earth in a rural field .
FROM motorcycling to department store shopping these spookily faceless people are part of the Chinese-fad for wearing protective solar-visors in public .
THESE kaleidoscopic-like photographs capture England’s churches and cathedrals in all their glory .
While often referred to as the kings of the jungle, gorillas - for all their might - are notorious hydrophobes .
As sunlight cascades through its vibrant stained glass windows, every inch of the Nasir-ol-Mulk Mosque bursts with colour .