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.
LYING flat out on his back, this little meerkat makes the most of the English sunshine .
This is the moment a nimble red fox and a lumbering Alaskan brown bear were locked in a tense stand-off .
A brave leopard kicks back and relaxes in the sunshine - just inches from an enormous crocodile .
A panic stricken kitten that got her head stuck in a car tyre has been freed by quick thinking RSPCA staff .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive .
BREATHING life back into old photographs, these black and white images are transformed by colour .
Soldiers standing guard outside the Woolwich barracks in London - Two terror suspects are under armed guard in separate hospitals in London after a serving soldier was hacked to death in the street .
A mischievous fox cub demonstrates his playful side by biting his sibling’s tail .
EXPERTLY camouflaged, this clever panther chameleon knows how to catch its prey by surprise .
From the rolling hills of the Brecon Beacons to the still waters in the Lake District, these photographs capture autumnal landscapes across Great Britain perfectly .