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 British jewellery designer with a passion for London's iconic Gherkin has created a pen with an INK-REDIBLE price tag of £27,500 .
Here's a collection of art for the DIGIT-AL age as these fascinating illusions of landmarks, places and even a banana are made using just a pair of hands .
While often referred to as the kings of the jungle, gorillas - for all their might - are notorious hydrophobes .
WELCOME to what could be the world's tallest TOTALLY wooden construction .
A lazy tree frog, tired of hopping along a branch, chooses the slowest form of transport when it jumps on top of an unsuspecting snail .
USUALLY full to bursting, these London Underground stations stand silent and completely commuter free .
FROM a HOLLYWOOD actress to the face of an innocent child, these are incredible drawings with an unlikely twist .
A mining town in Australia’s outback appears to be completely deserted, but its residents have escaped the scorching heat by living in underground caves .
A German photographer travelled around Africa where he met and photographed members of tribes in a series of intimate portraits .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
VIBRANT bursts of colour fill the screen as beautiful flowers blossom in these time-lapse videos .
A striped marlin means business as it spots lunch and spears a small fish .