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.
STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .
FULL OF STUNNING colours and swirling shapes, the furrows on these fields create a mix of mesmerising patterns .
THIS astonishing film shows the moment a hit-and-run driver ploughed into a woman and a toddler on a Coventry street .
A project to create an underwater tribute to the stone Moai statues of Easter Island ended in disaster when 15 replica structures were destroyed after toppling from a boat and into the sea .
FROM COLOURFUL autumn leaves to living trees at first glance you might miss these people blended with nature .
COURAGEOUS CLIMBERS scale frozen waterfalls in Canada, as the ice threatens to collapse beneath them .
FROM the rolling hills of the Scottish highlands to looming chalk cliffs in Sussex, these stunning photographs capture the spectacular beauty of Great Britain .
SNEAKING slowly into the water, this Bengal tiger plans a vicious attack on three unsuspecting deer .
HUNDREDS of colour coordinated yarns lie abandoned in this once thriving textile mill .
Blonde teen Jess Stubbs has certainly got girl power - as Britain’s youngest TRUCKER .
A grand 56-bedroom hotel, once heaving with injured soldiers during the First World War, now lies completely abandoned .
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .