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 trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .
AN Irish woman has become the first adult in the world to receive a revolutionary REMOTE CONTROLLED 'ROBO SPINE', which uses magnets to combat the effects of scoliosis .
Lauren Kilgariff, 29, was with husband, Shaun, 31, for four years .
An artist has NAILED IT by creating beautiful and perfectly precise artwork using a hammer and 30,000 nails .
HOPPING onto the scales, these adorable baby Humboldt penguins are ready for their first weigh-in .
BLOWING bubbles underwater, this adorable polar bear slides into his tank for a playful dip .
A woman who was addicted to eating curries has shed an impressive 8st after giving up her favourite food .
Pic By Graham Gibson/ HotSpot Media - SHARK HYPNOTIST BALANCES SHARK IN PALM OF HIS HAND- In Pic - Diver Tom and Caribbean reef sharks in the Bahamas- A SHARK hypnotist balances these predators in the palm of his hand by sending them to sleep with a gentle nose rub .
A mum has celebrated each of her four pregnancies with a host of wacky stunts - including acrobatics, aerial contortion, pole-dancing and risque photo shoots .
A group of whale sharks gather to feed underneath a fisherman’s boat off the coast of Papua, Indonesia .
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .
A couple from Bristol have told that they are often mistaken for father and daughter because of their huge 36 year age gap .