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 Romanian photographer has captured the unique patterns of hundreds of human eyes in a series of striking macro shots .
SAT ON top of a Brazilian turtle’s head, this little ladybird looks content as he studies his environment from a new height .
IN a galaxy not so far away lies a magical display of lights that could be the latest image from NASA .
Swirling water and sand create amazing aerial images of river deltas across Iceland .
FROM MRS Patmore to Lady Sybil, these barking mad illustrations show the WOOF-er side of some of our most loved Downton characters .
VIBRANT bursts of colour fill the screen as beautiful flowers blossom in these time-lapse videos .
THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .
VENTURING into the ocean with self-made spears and nets, the fishermen of Zanzibar put their lives on the line when they catch food for their families .
FLYING through the air, these delighted pooches pull their best poses mid-flight .
THIS is the shocking moment a clumsy radio newsreader plunged into a freezing canal while texting her boyfriend instead of looking where she was going .
A photographer has captured stunning photographs of the Milky Way above picturesque landscapes in the UK and Italy .
The claws come out at meal time as a group of white tailed eagles brawl over road-kill .