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.
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
Ever wished you could live in a house just like Barbie's? Canadian sculptor Heather Benning has created the life-size dollhouse of her dreams out a derelict building .
Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
BURSTING colours of reds, pinks and purples give the illusion of a collection of stunning flowers .
This brave Hyena finally catches his pray among the thousands of flamingos, Lake Nakuru, Kenya - OUTNUMBERED among thousands of flamingos, this bold hyena is not put off from hunting for a morning snack .
THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .
Sam Notaro built his own flood defences to protect his four-bedroom home in Moorland, Somerset Flooding is likely to get worse around Somerset as groundwater levels continue to rise .
DIPPING and diving their way through this bumpy journey, these giraffe's duck for cover as they dodge multiple cables and wires .
A BUMPER season of births has left zoo with three of the cutest exotic kittens you're likely to see .
BALANCING 30 metres above ground, these slackliners take the expression of living dangerously one step further, by tightrope walking NAKED .
From vivid greens to glowing pinks, the colours of the aurora borealis fill the night sky above a snow covered Lapland .