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.
This starling and prairie dog will not back down an inch as they have a fearsome stand-off over who gets to eat a nut .
HOPPING onto the scales, these adorable baby Humboldt penguins are ready for their first weigh-in .
With the full moon looming behind him, this polar bear nestles down for the night .
FULL OF STUNNING colours and swirling shapes, the furrows on these fields create a mix of mesmerising patterns .
A SPECTRUM of colours fills the sky during this spectacular and natural display of light .
The beds are consumed by moss instead of customers at this abandoned hotel .
Fetching a tiny carrot and a head-shaped snowball, a red squirrel builds the perfect snowman .
NOT YOUR everyday selfie, this plucky diver poses with some of the scariest predators in the ocean .
TENNIS was a game made for three according to the first Victorian rule book .
From vivid greens to glowing pinks, the colours of the aurora borealis fill the night sky above a snow covered Lapland .
CARRYING a fully grown goat on his back, this five-year-old boy is a child shepherd in the mountains of northern Ethiopia .
A frilled lizard appears to be belting out a tune as it sits in a tree with its mouth open wide .