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.
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 .
IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .
With their guts spewing and eyes hanging out, these are the cuddly toys children might be reluctant to curl up to .
FROM COLOURFUL autumn leaves to living trees at first glance you might miss these people blended with nature .
A Canadian couple celebrated their engagement by recreating iconic moments from the film The Notebook .
An elegant snowy owl spreads her wings and glides effortlessly above the snow covered field .
LOCATIONS bursting with vibrant greens and chestnut browns, these photographs capture the peaceful English countryside in all its glory .
THIS astonishing film shows the moment a hit-and-run driver ploughed into a woman and a toddler on a Coventry street .
The lighthouses of Brittany, from Brest to Le Conquet, stand tall on France’s north-western coast against stunning scenery .
PUSHING the diver out of his way, this little sea turtle shows he’s not in the mood for photographs .
With luminous colours and alien- like features, these magical mushrooms look like they belong on another planet .