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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THE END OF THE WORLD CINEMA
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STUNNING ICEBERGS
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AN ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM: HOTEL WITH A TWIST
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CHEEKY SQUIRREL STICKS TONGUE OUT
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FOSTER FAMILY FACE LOSING THEIR HOME AFTER SIGNING UP TO GOVT HOMES SCHEME
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GENTLE WHALE SHARK GIANTS FEED UNDER FISHERMAN’S BOAT
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VISOR FASHION FAIL
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