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 Brit photographer has captured one of the world's most camera-shy species of fish - during a game of underwater peek-a-boo .
BALANCING 30 metres above ground, these slackliners take the expression of living dangerously one step further, by tightrope walking NAKED .
A BEAUTIFUL sight for the eyes and the imagination, these liquid sculptures take shape in many different colours and formations .
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 .
A PENSIONER was left with a fractured jaw after being beaten and robbed outside his home in Birmingham last weekend .
COVERING themselves in ash and face paint, these are the holy men who live their lives away from everyday society .
Going for long rides through vast fields together, this twosome share an unbreakable bond .
BREATHING life back into old photographs, these black and white images are transformed by colour .
A baby sperm whale assumed the role of a friendly giant when faced with two awestruck divers .
FROM KISSING an alligator on the nose to walking over broken glass, this fearless daredevil is a real life female JACKASS .
A tiny puppy who lost his front legs after being hit by a train has been given and new LEASH of life with a set of wheels .
SWIMMING next to 40 tonne whales, dare-devil divers take the plunge with these gentle giants of the sea .