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.
FLAUNTING its new accessory, a fashionable green dumpy tree frog poses for the camera while wearing a SNAIL as a hat .
EXPERTLY camouflaged, this clever panther chameleon knows how to catch its prey by surprise .
An Australian beach is illuminated by an enticing neon blue glow as a rare phenomenon lights up the water .
THIS is the shocking moment a clumsy radio newsreader plunged into a freezing canal while texting her boyfriend instead of looking where she was going .
CLINGING onto nothing but ice, this brave climber reaches heights of 1000 FEET as he scales frozen solid waterfalls .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
A little caterpillar fearlessly scampers down a branch and confronts a praying mantis .
A young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .
A Birmingham man inspired by sci-fi film Wall-E, has created a one- wheeled vehicle, controlled by signals from his BRAIN .
HUDDLED together on a branch, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls soak up the sun .
TOMORROW (Saturday) marks the 28th anniversary of the nuclear disaster that left the city of Chernobyl devastated .
A Canadian couple celebrated their engagement by recreating iconic moments from the film The Notebook .