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.
IN a galaxy not so far away lies a magical display of lights that could be the latest image from NASA .
NATURE PAPARAZZIS prove you don't have to be Justin Bieber or Cheryl Cole to attract a pack of photographers .
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .
A photographer has travelled the length of the UK capturing lighthouses and their picturesque surroundings .
A small Indian monkey is seemingly gob-smacked after reading the latest stock market news .
GIANT garden sculptures don't beat about the bush .
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 .
WELCOME to what could be the world's tallest TOTALLY wooden construction .
Balanced on one leg, a frog assumes the crane kick martial arts stance made famous in the movie The Karate Kid .