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.
These are the faces of orphans suffering from the horrifying effects of chemical warfare .
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 .
An Italian photographer travelled to the highlands of New Guinea where he met an Indonesian tribe untouched by the modern world .
A diver attempts to control rising numbers of lionfish by feeding the venomous species to Caribbean reef sharks .
SURROUNDED by divers, a hungry green sea turtle enjoys being the centre of attention .
A rare manuscript of one of Charlotte Bronte’s earliest poems went under the hammer today and fetched nearly £100,000 – double what it was expected to get .
SLEEPING within touching distance of wild African animals might not be everyone's idea of a relaxing break .
LEAPING for joy five-feet above the waves this baby whale cutie is saying HELLO to its family after being lost .
They say breakfast is the most important meal of the day and for this greedy camel he can't get enough of his morning feed, as he gate crashes his owner's mealtime .
THE THOUGHT OF BECOMING shipwrecked on a remote destination would fill most holidaymakers with dread .
THE CRAZE for mimicking the video game Streetfighter has spread to the streets of London .
A young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .