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.
INSIDE Britain's last Naval hospital where scurvy was cured looks like an NHS time capsule .
THIS BIGFOOT 'Jesus bird' may look silly, but he's perfectly designed for walking on water .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
Soldiers standing guard outside the Woolwich barracks in London - Two terror suspects are under armed guard in separate hospitals in London after a serving soldier was hacked to death in the street .
SITTING quietly at the edge of the lake, these two baby bears watch and learn as the adults hunt for fish .
THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .
An American black bear mimics John Travolta’s famous Saturday Night Fever dance move by hurling its arm in the air .
A brave leopard kicks back and relaxes in the sunshine - just inches from an enormous crocodile .
A lazy otter finds the ideal spot to soak up the sun and sleep off his lunch .
The beds are consumed by moss instead of customers at this abandoned hotel .
A Romanian photographer has captured the unique patterns of hundreds of human eyes in a series of striking macro shots .
FISTS fly as two gorillas take each other on in a dramatic battle .