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 Little owl looks down the lens of a camera and gives the photographer a cheeky wink .
SPARKLING bright inside their box, it’s hard to believe these diamonds are made from the cremated remains of the deceased .
A cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo .
A couple celebrated tying the knot with a spectacular Alice in Wonderland-themed wedding reception .
A NINJA red squirrel cuts a dashing figure as the little fella jumps up to ten-feet between treetops in the Yorkshire Dales .
Splashing around in the water, a mother otter and her son are tangled in a family feud .
A little clownfish opens its mouth to reveal a blood sucking intruder living on its tongue .
Families in an Indian slum put their lives on the line by living on top of an ACTIVE railway track .
Struggling home entertainment chain Blockbuster has been slammed for advertising its workers' jobs while they are still in them in order to scare them into working harder .
A Birmingham man inspired by sci-fi film Wall-E, has created a one- wheeled vehicle, controlled by signals from his BRAIN .
FROM motorcycling to department store shopping these spookily faceless people are part of the Chinese-fad for wearing protective solar-visors in public .