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.
CLIMBING, falling and tugging on his weary mum, this little orangutan is up to all kinds of trouble .
WHETHER FLOATING through space or diving underwater, a lucky baby boy enjoys once in a life time experiences - in his DREAMS .
ARM extended and head flung back, this little chipmunk performs a loose-limbed yoga move .
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .
A little caterpillar fearlessly scampers down a branch and confronts a praying mantis .
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 .
A Canadian couple celebrated their engagement by recreating iconic moments from the film The Notebook .
INSIDE Britain's last Naval hospital where scurvy was cured looks like an NHS time capsule .
FISTS fly as two gorillas take each other on in a dramatic battle .
MASKED intruders look sinister but really they are a gang of urban exploring pranksters .
