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.
WITH SNOW COVERING the ground around them, these two polar bears play fight .
DASHING through the snow, this little stoat is on the lookout for a Christmas feast .
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
STRIKING photos capture nature at its most raw and powerful during Earth’s most electrifying event .
WITH the phosphorescent blobs and mesmerising patterns, these spectacular images may look like the hall marks of an enchanted forest but it is in fact the scene of thousands of dancing FIREFLIES .
GLIDING through the water, these delightful frogs show off their vibrant colours as they practice their FROG crawl .
An aerial view of flooding in Gloucestershire .
LUMINOUS green rocks could easily be a beach from Superman's homeland of Krypton .
STOOD side by side next to a busy road, these buildings were once bustling with life .
A BIKINI swim with jellyfish sounds like the most painful past-time on the planet .
In the calm waters of Greenland, gigantic icebergs dwarf everything around them .
An American black bear mimics John Travolta’s famous Saturday Night Fever dance move by hurling its arm in the air .