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 world's first restaurant has opened in Canada, where having your order fall on deaf ears is a good thing .
Destroyed buildings and overturned cars are seen after a huge tornado struck Moore, Oklahoma, near Oklahoma City, May 20, 2013 .
LYING flat out on his back, this little meerkat makes the most of the English sunshine .
Oday she is a picture of health - a happy, smiling child, enjoying life to the full .
A woman brutally beaten in a revenge attack has slammed the soft sentence handed to her assailant .
WITH A STERN look of determination on their faces, these adorable pooches perfect their doggy paddle as they dive head first into a swimming pool .
THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .
A lively lemon shark grins into the camera and showcases his impressive teeth .
A mum-of-one has revealed how her one-year-old daughter suffered second and third degree burns to 22% of her body after pouring boiling water over herself .
BEHIND the doors of this building, with its stacks of mattresses and discarded remains of wheelchairs, lies another victim of austerity cuts .