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.
AN ARRAY of colours, from pinks to blues and oranges, fill the night sky to create an amazing collection of interstellar patterns .
A grand 56-bedroom hotel, once heaving with injured soldiers during the First World War, now lies completely abandoned .
Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .
This may look like a monster car engine that will leave petrol heads in a spin, but it is in fact a rather snazzy looking COFFEE MACHINE .
THIS LITTLE squirrel tries to keep himself snug as snow starts to fall around him .
In the calm waters of Greenland, gigantic icebergs dwarf everything around them .
A pair of snarling foxes go paw-to-paw and brawl after unexpectedly crossing paths .
FULL OF STUNNING colours and swirling shapes, the furrows on these fields create a mix of mesmerising patterns .
A striped marlin means business as it spots lunch and spears a small fish .
PUSHING the diver out of his way, this little sea turtle shows he’s not in the mood for photographs .
A soap bubble lands on the frosty ground and creates a shimmering snow globe as crystals form around it .
A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .