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.
PERCHED on a branch, this Little Owl plays third wheel to two love birds .
AN EXERCISING turtle and an ice-skating chick are hardly everyday exploits in the animal community .
Sitting all alone on drift ice in the Arctic Ocean, this lonely little fella looks lost .
LINED up one by one on a deer’s back, these little birds give their wings a break as they catch a ride across London .
GIANT garden sculptures don't beat about the bush .
Kevin Silva, 52 from Indiana in the USA, has spent an estimated £65K ($100K) on Batman trinkets over the years, and even keeps his 2,500-item haul in his very own basement 'Bat Cave' .
ESCAPING A LANDFILL FUTURE, these amazing science fiction inspired sculptures are made from everyday objects .
A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .
A soap bubble lands on the frosty ground and creates a shimmering snow globe as crystals form around it .
Peering curiously into a basket hanging off the arms of a snowman, this little squirrel appears fascinated by the snowy figure .
A project to create an underwater tribute to the stone Moai statues of Easter Island ended in disaster when 15 replica structures were destroyed after toppling from a boat and into the sea .