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.
SAILING over crystal clear waters, the Bajau people of Malaysia live their lives almost entirely at SEA .
A blanket of fog is lit up by the colourful glowing lights of the city below .
SNOWBOARDING in your £2,000 wedding dress sounds like a nightmare for most brides .
LIKE A living balloon this baitball of sardines is ready to burst when threatened by a pointy nosed sailfish .
A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .
A couple have tied the knot in a spectacular Harry Potter-themed wedding which cost £45,000 .
BASKING in smug satisfaction, a confident squirrel gives a wink to the camera .
ARM extended and head flung back, this little chipmunk performs a loose-limbed yoga move .
It's incredible to think anyone could live in such horrendous squalor - yet two men have been prosecuted for keeping their homes in such revolting conditions that it was no longer fit for their animals .
SAT ON top of a Brazilian turtle’s head, this little ladybird looks content as he studies his environment from a new height .
A hypnotherapist filmed himself sexually abusing a 19-year-old patient while she was in a trance-like state .