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.
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THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .
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A NINJA red squirrel cuts a dashing figure as the little fella jumps up to ten-feet between treetops in the Yorkshire Dales .
Throwing their arms up in the air, these energetic squirrels play a game of ball with a walnut .
An elegant snowy owl spreads her wings and glides effortlessly above the snow covered field .
ARMED with her camera, bikini and flippers, this brave diver goes swimming with SHARKS .
From a floating jelly fish to a relaxed seal, Britain’s unappreciated beach life is captured above and below the water .
A terrified moose, trapped in a frozen lake, bobs her head above the icey water and awaits her rescue .
Some will get up close and personal with Mother Nature’s deadliest animals to get the perfect shot, posing the question, what lengths will a photographer go to for that all important picture? But in this case, the question should be what depths .
A baby sperm whale assumed the role of a friendly giant when faced with two awestruck divers .