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 once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .
AN EXERCISING turtle and an ice-skating chick are hardly everyday exploits in the animal community .
A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .
An Italian photographer travelled to the highlands of New Guinea where he met an Indonesian tribe untouched by the modern world .
This is the moment a nimble red fox and a lumbering Alaskan brown bear were locked in a tense stand-off .
With a dust covered coat hung from a wardrobe door and a pair of glasses left on a shelf, a remote farmhouse lies abandoned in the Welsh countryside .
BASKING in smug satisfaction, a confident squirrel gives a wink to the camera .
A unique business in Birkenhead, Merseyside is sure to leave you HALF-CUT with its unusual pub and barbers combination .
THIS BIGFOOT 'Jesus bird' may look silly, but he's perfectly designed for walking on water .
OFFERING a glimpse into the past, a mash-up of old and new photographs show how the world’s biggest cities have changed .
