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 DANGER-mad female pensioner could be the oldest Brit to cage dive with CROCODILES .
LEAF-ing much to the imagination, this camera trickery is blooming marvellous .
POWERFUL bolts of lightning illuminate the night sky in an incredible autumn storm over the Sardinian coastline .
The beds are consumed by moss instead of customers at this abandoned hotel .
IN a galaxy far, far away, this collection of stunning interstellar formations will leave you STARSTRUCK .
With blue waves tumbling over them, these surfers glide underneath a tunnel of water .
These photographs of extreme weather capture storms furiously rolling across the sky above America .
Balanced on one leg, a frog assumes the crane kick martial arts stance made famous in the movie The Karate Kid .
A lazy otter finds the ideal spot to soak up the sun and sleep off his lunch .
Fetching a tiny carrot and a head-shaped snowball, a red squirrel builds the perfect snowman .
SAT with his arms folded and a cross look on his face, this Gorilla looks like he's had enough of the Christmas holidays already .