Swimming side by side with divers, these manatees will do anything they can to stay warm. The gentle giants have travelled 300 miles from the cold winter waters of the Gulf of Mexico to the springs of Crystal River, Florida. For manatees, it is vital they retain as much body heat as possible, otherwise their digestive systems can shut down. Belgian photographer Ellen Cuylaerts visited the lumbering 1,200lb creatures in the Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge, where sick manatees are rescued and given care and surgery to get them back in the wild.
A PENSIONER was left with a fractured jaw after being beaten and robbed outside his home in Birmingham last weekend .
SPLASHING around in a paddling pool, this little elephant soaks up the sunshine .
A man who conned tax officials out of £34 million and funded a lavish lifestyle of luxury hotels and restaurants has been jailed for one of the longest sentences in British criminal fraud history .
WIDE EYED with a huge smile across her face, this little elephant is a picture of happiness .
THIS LITTLE squirrel tries to keep himself snug as snow starts to fall around him .
ARM extended and head flung back, this little chipmunk performs a loose-limbed yoga move .
A SERENE turquoise glow glimmers from underneath these powerful icebergs .
PRANKSTER Dom Joly was so livid when he was slapped with a parking ticket that he took to Twitter to vent his anger – only to discover he was the victim of his own gag! The comic got a taste of his own medicine when he was tricked by a fellow joker for the first time in a decade .
Throwing their arms up in the air, these energetic squirrels play a game of ball with a walnut .
THESE LOVE BIRDS can’t keep their beaks off each other as they share a very public display of affection .
This was the chaotic scene when the driver of a 4x4 vehicle became periously trapped under his vehicle for an HOUR when it overturned after a crash on a busy motorway .
IN a galaxy far, far away, this collection of stunning interstellar formations will leave you STARSTRUCK .