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.
CAUSING a splash, this determined kingfisher goes hunting for dinner .
TUGGING on the wing of his sibling, this needy owl is after some attention .
A German photographer travelled around Africa where he met and photographed members of tribes in a series of intimate portraits .
A trio of ants are locked in a tug of war over a fly as they pull the bug by its legs .
Animal rescue volunteers have told how a cat riddled with cancer was forced to ripped off its own ears after it was abandoned by its owners .
A cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo .
ROLLING across a 65-metre-high viaduct in the Alps, the red carriages of the Bernina Express add a splash of colour to the spectacular snow-covered Swiss surroundings .
DIVING down at a speed of 75mph, this is the moment a hungry osprey caught his prey .
THESE LOVE BIRDS can’t keep their beaks off each other as they share a very public display of affection .
A dog was SOW close to death after she dangerously swallowed a two-inch NEEDLE-Cute Shih Tzu Daisy could have pierced her intestines after eating the long needle and thread after finding it on the carpet .
DIVING boffins fired harpoons into 30-foot-long whale sharks in a bid to put the sea-beasts on Google Maps .
