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.
BURSTING from the water, a beautiful but deadly Sumatran tiger jumps for food in an Indonesian zoo .
WITH THEIR adorable big round eyes and fluffy white fur, these baby seals are cute enough to melt any heart .
With blue waves tumbling over them, these surfers glide underneath a tunnel of water .
CARRYING a fully grown goat on his back, this five-year-old boy is a child shepherd in the mountains of northern Ethiopia .
A BEAUTIFUL sight for the eyes and the imagination, these liquid sculptures take shape in many different colours and formations .
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 .
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 .
SITTING on a burning sofa unable to move, one man turns his terrifying dreams into reality .
The gunslingers are long gone and tumbleweeds have taken over at this abandoned American Wild West Theme Park in Cornwall .
At first glance what might look like ordinary rusty bridge and road railings, are in fact amazing works of art .
A cheeky owl fancies a game of hide and seek as it peeps out from behind a tree .
