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.
BEHIND the doors of this building, with its stacks of mattresses and discarded remains of wheelchairs, lies another victim of austerity cuts .
Suspended FIFTY metres in the air, this is the last place that you would expect to find a fine dining experience .
A couple have tied the knot in a spectacular Harry Potter-themed wedding which cost £45,000 .
Pouncing down on top of his twin brother, these two snow leopard cubs practice their kung-fu moves .
HUNDREDS of colour coordinated yarns lie abandoned in this once thriving textile mill .
WITH HIS PAW covering his mouth, this cheeky cub looks amused by something .
BALANCING 30 metres above ground, these slackliners take the expression of living dangerously one step further, by tightrope walking NAKED .
IT'S the iconic TV show that influenced a whole generation in the 1990s .
These beautiful photographs show how these playful pods of dolphins make their own fun by gliding, flipping and spinning through the air whilst enjoying the sun on their backs .
Exploding out of the water, a great white shark performs a backflip during a hunt for seals .
PICKING up a tiny tea-pot with its paws, a little red squirrel struggles to prepare its morning tea .