A manatee makes the most of his underwater guests by rolling onto his back for a belly rub. The manatee appears apprehensive at first, but he soon cosies up to the divers. The photographs were taken by marine biologist Andrew Pearson in Crystal River, Florida at the Crystal River Wildlife Refuge. The 32 year old photographer, of Southampton, says: ‘We spent several days snorkelling with wild manatees.
These are the men with one of the most unpleasant jobs in the world .
HIDDEN in the middle of the Mojave Desert, a secret oasis awaits intrepid travellers .
YOU’VE heard of the northern lights now feast your eyes on the natural wonder of the SOUTHERN lights .
A young otter wades through a lake with his eyes set on an older rival’s fish .
These images of vintage cars, bikes and vans, pictured all over the world, could easily have come from a globetrotting petrol-head’s photo album .
An Italian photographer travelled to the highlands of New Guinea where he met an Indonesian tribe untouched by the modern world .
SNUGGLING up against their teddy bears, these baby sloths could easily be mistaken for one of the cuddly toys .
POWERFUL bolts of lightning illuminate the night sky in an incredible autumn storm over the Sardinian coastline .
A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .
Megan Brailsford, 32, from Cambridgeshire, met Daniel Dugdale, 29, in September 2020 .
These are the faces of orphans suffering from the horrifying effects of chemical warfare .
