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.
CCTV shows a dark figure dumping the dog- A pet dog suffering with cancer has been put down after being dumped at an animal rescue in what officials said is the worst abandonment of any animal they have witnessed .
Balanced on one leg, a frog assumes the crane kick martial arts stance made famous in the movie The Karate Kid .
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .
A Romanian photographer has captured the unique patterns of hundreds of human eyes in a series of striking macro shots .
An aerial view of flooding in Gloucestershire .
SWIMMING in unison, millions of silverside fish dwarf the divers .
DIPPING and diving their way through this bumpy journey, these giraffe's duck for cover as they dodge multiple cables and wires .
From vivid greens to glowing pinks, the colours of the aurora borealis fill the night sky above a snow covered Lapland .
SOARING at 112 miles per hour through the air, this petite blonde certainly lives up to her title as the fastest flying woman in the world .
THIS LITTLE squirrel tries to keep himself snug as snow starts to fall around him .
A disabled sheep is enjoying a new fleece of life after receiving a specially-designed wheelchair .
