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 fox takes a tumble and lands on his head when he tries to fend off a pair of eagles in Japan .
FLOATING effortlessly on his back, this little otter laps up a rare glimmer of English spring sunshine .
THESE kingfishers prove no rod is needed as they go fishing for their dinner .
A family of foster carers are facing bankruptcy and homelessness after they signed up to a Government scheme to renovate their house to be used for disabled children's short breaks .
A baby sperm whale assumed the role of a friendly giant when faced with two awestruck divers .
A SERENE turquoise glow glimmers from underneath these powerful icebergs .
Balanced on one leg, a frog assumes the crane kick martial arts stance made famous in the movie The Karate Kid .
Sitting all alone on drift ice in the Arctic Ocean, this lonely little fella looks lost .
A TEN-THOUSAND square foot wide Avatar-style grove is such a beauty it will leave you feeling VINE .
A cheeky chipmunk offers some of his spare food, before deciding against the idea and shoving the extra peanut into his already crammed mouth .
FLEXING his muscles and staring straight at his opponent, this bodybuilding squirrel is the nuts .
