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.
This cheeky chappie is getting into all kinds of monkey business as he enjoys cooling off on a scorching hot day .
An osprey soars through the air at 30 miles per hour before swooping down to catch its prey from a lake .
A fox takes a tumble and lands on his head when he tries to fend off a pair of eagles in Japan .
A mum-of-two, who was scarred for life in a brutal attack at the hands of her ex-boyfriend, is now urging others to leave their abusive partners .
This frozen lighthouse in Michigan could easily be mistaken for a still from the snow swept disaster movie The Day After Tomorrow .
A little boy whose brain grew inside his nose has been described as the 'real-life Pinocchio' by his proud mum .
A cricket perches on an unusual seat after crawling up the snout of a crocodile .
A SHOCKING cartoon of a black man carrying bags saying‘’zippadydoohdah zip-up immigrant bags’ has appeared in a shop window and is being investigated by police .
PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .
A deranged dad beat his girlfriend so savagely in a vicious 30 minute attack that the indent of his sovereign ring was left on her face .
A GLOWING range of greens and blues sweep across the sky in a spectacular display of light .
WITH LUSH GREEN LANDSCAPES stretching out as far as the eye can see, you're in for a treat at these one of a kind treehouses .