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.
STRIKING photos capture nature at its most raw and powerful during Earth’s most electrifying event .
HUDDLING under a leaf, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls take shelter from the rain .
A trio of ants are locked in a tug of war over a fly as they pull the bug by its legs .
HIDDEN in the middle of the Mojave Desert, a secret oasis awaits intrepid travellers .
Sitting all alone on drift ice in the Arctic Ocean, this lonely little fella looks lost .
A cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo .
FROM the rolling hills of the Scottish highlands to looming chalk cliffs in Sussex, these stunning photographs capture the spectacular beauty of Great Britain .
THIS may look like a dolphin through jumping hoops, but it is in fact nothing more than a clever 3D pencil drawing .
An artist has transformed traditional Thanksgiving dinners into mini-masterpieces .
RACING down the slopes in her tiny ski gear, this TWO-YEAR-OLD girl has already mastered the art of skiing .
A diver attempts to control rising numbers of lionfish by feeding the venomous species to Caribbean reef sharks .
