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 artist has transformed traditional Thanksgiving dinners into mini-masterpieces .
LEAPING for joy five-feet above the waves this baby whale cutie is saying HELLO to its family after being lost .
A BUMPER season of births has left zoo with three of the cutest exotic kittens you're likely to see .
FULL OF STUNNING colours and swirling shapes, the furrows on these fields create a mix of mesmerising patterns .
A floating market in Indonesia is bursting with vibrant colours as wooden rowing boats loaded with fruit and vegetables crowd the river .
THIS DANGER-mad female pensioner could be the oldest Brit to cage dive with CROCODILES .
With an abandoned tricycle sitting in an empty corridor, this derelict but once grand mansion could be the setting for The Shining .
A BABY-faced burglar is starting a seven year stretch in custody after being nabbed by a Jaffa Cake .
Grandmother Janet Kirby was told she couldn't board her plane home after being accused of assault .
DIPPING his head into the vase of water, this little squirrel takes a refreshing break from an afternoon of eating .