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.
TUGGING at his exhausted mum's ears, a beautiful baby orangutan refuses to settle for a nap as he begins a game of peek-a-boo .
HOTSPOT MEDIA - WAVE-ING GOODBYE TO RUSH HOUR: WHILE most workers endure commuting chaos by road or rail everyday, one entrepreneur has come up with a novel way to get to the office - by KAYAK .
A diver looks like a minnow as she swims alongside a gigantic whale shark, the largest species of fish on the planet .
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .
SNUGGLED up in the hay away from the elements, this adorable hoglet has sought solace with a familiar friend .
WELCOME to what could be the world's tallest TOTALLY wooden construction .
LEAF-ing much to the imagination, this camera trickery is blooming marvellous .
AN ANGRY giraffe gave a bush-riding cyclist a scare when he stomped his £2K bike into the dirt .
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 .
THE CRAZE for mimicking the video game Streetfighter has spread to the streets of London .