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.
WELCOME to the pretty 122-inch-tall red dwelling that lays claim to the title of the UK's smallest house .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
Exploding out of the water, a great white shark performs a backflip during a hunt for seals .
This may look like a monster car engine that will leave petrol heads in a spin, but it is in fact a rather snazzy looking COFFEE MACHINE .
The lighthouses of Brittany, from Brest to Le Conquet, stand tall on France’s north-western coast against stunning scenery .
From a floating jelly fish to a relaxed seal, Britain’s unappreciated beach life is captured above and below the water .
A BLIND man was battered with a brick in a sickening attack by two thugs .
A young otter wades through a lake with his eyes set on an older rival’s fish .
The view from this rooftop pool is sure to make most holidaymakers envious .
CLINGING onto nothing but ice, this brave climber reaches heights of 1000 FEET as he scales frozen solid waterfalls .
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 .