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.
POWERFUL bolts of lightning illuminate the night sky in an incredible autumn storm over the Sardinian coastline .
A PENSIONER was left with a fractured jaw after being beaten and robbed outside his home in Birmingham last weekend .
A baby sperm whale assumed the role of a friendly giant when faced with two awestruck divers .
HOPPING onto the scales, these adorable baby Humboldt penguins are ready for their first weigh-in .
This tranquil setting stretches for miles as the sun sets behind the mountain .
VENTURING into the ocean with self-made spears and nets, the fishermen of Zanzibar put their lives on the line when they catch food for their families .
SITTING in the middle of a vast desert, an abandoned cinema is still waiting for its first movie to be screened .
AN American accountant has grown the world's biggest MELON and smashed his way into the record books with his mammoth 350 .
Complete with core, mantle and crust, these incredible planet cakes are truly out of this world .
SURROUNDED by divers, a hungry green sea turtle enjoys being the centre of attention .
A hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .
A NINJA red squirrel cuts a dashing figure as the little fella jumps up to ten-feet between treetops in the Yorkshire Dales .