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.
A terrified moose, trapped in a frozen lake, bobs her head above the icey water and awaits her rescue .
SHOVELLING food into his mouth, this hungry gorilla enjoys a peaceful moment at dinner time .
The claws come out at meal time as a group of white tailed eagles brawl over road-kill .
With the vivid red smoke billowing into the sky amid the misty sand dunes, these are the blissful views provided at the break of dawn at a volcano .
CCTV shows a dark figure dumping the dog- A pet dog suffering with cancer has been put down after being dumped at an animal rescue in what officials said is the worst abandonment of any animal they have witnessed .
A floating market in Indonesia is bursting with vibrant colours as wooden rowing boats loaded with fruit and vegetables crowd the river .
An Indonesian farmer is dragged through muddy water as he clings to the tails of two charging cows .
A BAMBI was dramatically caught in mid-air by a greedy Nile crocodile in a once-in-a-million flying pincer move .
STARING eagerly into the camera, this little toad is full of curiosity .
AN American accountant has grown the world's biggest MELON and smashed his way into the record books with his mammoth 350 .
An American black bear mimics John Travolta’s famous Saturday Night Fever dance move by hurling its arm in the air .
A British photographer has captured the beauty of London in a stunning series of landscapes shots .