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.
FLEXING his muscles and staring straight at his opponent, this bodybuilding squirrel is the nuts .
A diver looks like a minnow as she swims alongside a gigantic whale shark, the largest species of fish on the planet .
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 .
At first glance it might look like someone has taken their revenge on the makers of those infuriating insurance ads .
An artist has NAILED IT by creating beautiful and perfectly precise artwork using a hammer and 30,000 nails .
LIFTING their heads high and bumping beaks, these aggressive pelicans clash over fish .
WITH the phosphorescent blobs and mesmerising patterns, these spectacular images may look like the hall marks of an enchanted forest but it is in fact the scene of thousands of dancing FIREFLIES .
Peering curiously into a basket hanging off the arms of a snowman, this little squirrel appears fascinated by the snowy figure .
BOXING DAY has come early for this pair of feisty squirrels, as their Christmas party quickly turns sour .
COURAGEOUS CLIMBERS scale frozen waterfalls in Canada, as the ice threatens to collapse beneath them .
SEA LIFE and greenery in one shot show nature at its very best .
Andrea Kubinova, 30, from London, became great friends with serial killer and necrophiliac, Dennis Nilsen .