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.
STOOD side by side next to a busy road, these buildings were once bustling with life .
WITH his spiked ears and yellow and blue body, a colourful monkey bears an uncanny resemblance to Marvel Comics’ Wolverine .
A hypnotherapist filmed himself sexually abusing a 19-year-old patient while she was in a trance-like state .
WITH STUNNING colours and serene scenes, these photographs capture the otherworldly beauty of the English coast .
IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .
With one hand rested on his belly and the other propping his head up, this lazy lizard takes an afternoon break .
HOPPING onto the scales, these adorable baby Humboldt penguins are ready for their first weigh-in .
MEET the little lion of suburbia with a mane that makes him look like a mini-king of the jungle .
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
With no luck at the front of the bus, the deer runs around the center seats trying to escape through the window – THIS is the astonishing moment a DEER crashed through the front windshield of a bus before it went hysterically running around the vehicle .
Throwing a right hook as he launches onto his opponent with his gnarling teeth at the ready, this is the OTTER-LY ruthless showdown between two otters .
SEA LIFE and greenery in one shot show nature at its very best .