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.
More weather chaos is heading our way, with ice and snow already hitting areas across Birmingham .
Armed with a snorkel, flippers and her skimpy bikini, an intrepid female free diver swims alongside an array of reef sharks .
A hypnotherapist filmed himself sexually abusing a 19-year-old patient while she was in a trance-like state .
DIPPING his head into the vase of water, this little squirrel takes a refreshing break from an afternoon of eating .
THIS astonishing film shows the moment a hit-and-run driver ploughed into a woman and a toddler on a Coventry street .
SAT with his arms folded and a cross look on his face, this Gorilla looks like he's had enough of the Christmas holidays already .
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .
LUMINOUS green rocks could easily be a beach from Superman's homeland of Krypton .
FLAUNTING its new accessory, a fashionable green dumpy tree frog poses for the camera while wearing a SNAIL as a hat .
Swimming side by side with divers, these manatees will do anything they can to stay warm .
DINING under the stars, this restaurant takes you back in time - inside an ancient cave .
Ever wished you could live in a house just like Barbie's? Canadian sculptor Heather Benning has created the life-size dollhouse of her dreams out a derelict building .