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.
SWIMMING in unison, millions of silverside fish dwarf the divers .
FLAUNTING its new accessory, a fashionable green dumpy tree frog poses for the camera while wearing a SNAIL as a hat .
An Italian photographer travelled to northern India where he visited poverty stricken suburbs and captured ordinary people in a series of intimate and expressive portraits .
With luminous colours and alien- like features, these magical mushrooms look like they belong on another planet .
PERCHED on a branch, these two frogs hold hands as they look into the camera .
A ROAD KILL munching Scot has chewed on everything from a dead squirrel to an unlucky crow – all in the name of art .
A hypnotherapist filmed himself sexually abusing a 19-year-old patient while she was in a trance-like state .
This hungry white tiger has just one thing on her mind - to taste fresh meat .
Grandmother Janet Kirby was told she couldn't board her plane home after being accused of assault .
A terrified moose, trapped in a frozen lake, bobs her head above the icey water and awaits her rescue .
WELCOME to the pretty 122-inch-tall red dwelling that lays claim to the title of the UK's smallest house .