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 longhorn beetle demon-strates a dark side as it looks just like the devil .
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .
In the calm waters of Greenland, gigantic icebergs dwarf everything around them .
CONTRASTING settings reveal some of England’s most beautiful landscapes in all their glory .
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 .
MESMERIZING night sky photographs offer a spellbinding look at the stars .
An Australian explorer has travelled the globe with a toy pig, known as Travel Piggy, in search of a missing cuddly companion .
Say cheese! This cheeky chappy isn’t in the mood to live up to his scary reputation as he is pictured here cracking a killer smile as he goes about his daily business .
An adorable little squirrel wakes from a nap and pops out his tongue for the camera .
A BLIND man was battered with a brick in a sickening attack by two thugs .
The dog having been pulled from the car - A police officer smashed a window in the blue Chrysler car to free the dog which was in visible distress .
From vivid greens to glowing pinks, the colours of the aurora borealis fill the night sky above a snow covered Lapland .