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.
A BAMBI was dramatically caught in mid-air by a greedy Nile crocodile in a once-in-a-million flying pincer move .
BASKING in smug satisfaction, a confident squirrel gives a wink to the camera .
NEW DELHI, A woman activist of India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party crosses a police barricade near the residence of ruling Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi during a protest against the recent rape of a five-year-old girl in New Delhi, India, April 21, 2013 .
SAT with his arms folded and a cross look on his face, this Gorilla looks like he's had enough of the Christmas holidays already .
An elegant snowy owl spreads her wings and glides effortlessly above the snow covered field .
FROM motorcycling to department store shopping these spookily faceless people are part of the Chinese-fad for wearing protective solar-visors in public .
CONTRASTING settings reveal some of England’s most beautiful landscapes in all their glory .
HUDDLED together on a branch, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls soak up the sun .
NOT YOUR everyday selfie, this plucky diver poses with some of the scariest predators in the ocean .
A Romanian photographer has captured the unique patterns of hundreds of human eyes in a series of striking macro shots .
