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 pair of chicks bravely decided to befriend a python, despite being the snake's favourite choice of food .
SITTING on a burning sofa unable to move, one man turns his terrifying dreams into reality .
WELCOME to what could be the world's tallest TOTALLY wooden construction .
A photographer has travelled the length of the UK capturing lighthouses and their picturesque surroundings .
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 little caterpillar fearlessly scampers down a branch and confronts a praying mantis .
CAUSING a splash, this determined kingfisher goes hunting for dinner .
SNEAKING slowly into the water, this Bengal tiger plans a vicious attack on three unsuspecting deer .
With a dust covered coat hung from a wardrobe door and a pair of glasses left on a shelf, a remote farmhouse lies abandoned in the Welsh countryside .
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 .
FLEXING his muscles and staring straight at his opponent, this bodybuilding squirrel is the nuts .
These photographs of extreme weather capture storms furiously rolling across the sky above America .