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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CHINESE FISHERMEN FISHING WITH RARE TECHNIQUE
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FLYING PENGUINS LEAP OUT OF THE OCEAN
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SUPER CUTE BABY RED PANDAS
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THE BEAUTIFUL MOSQUE OF COLOURS
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