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.
SITTING quietly at the edge of the lake, these two baby bears watch and learn as the adults hunt for fish .
PEACE and love filled the 1980’s Glastonbury fields as relaxed festival goers kicked back and soaked up the atmosphere .
DIPPING and diving their way through this bumpy journey, these giraffe's duck for cover as they dodge multiple cables and wires .
SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other .
Going for long rides through vast fields together, this twosome share an unbreakable bond .
A KITTEN'S teaparty and rat's playing dominoes are the bizarre creations by one of Britain's great eccentrics pictured in an incredible new book .
SOARING through the air, this is the moment a hungry tawny owl arrives home with dinner .
With blue waves tumbling over them, these surfers glide underneath a tunnel of 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 .
VENTURING into the ocean with self-made spears and nets, the fishermen of Zanzibar put their lives on the line when they catch food for their families .
LUMINOUS green rocks could easily be a beach from Superman's homeland of Krypton .
A PENSIONER was left with a fractured jaw after being beaten and robbed outside his home in Birmingham last weekend .