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 cheeky macaque gets up close and personal as he examines the dental hygiene of his fellow primate .
SNUGGLING up against their teddy bears, these baby sloths could easily be mistaken for one of the cuddly toys .
They say breakfast is the most important meal of the day and for this greedy camel he can't get enough of his morning feed, as he gate crashes his owner's mealtime .
A family of foster carers are facing bankruptcy and homelessness after they signed up to a Government scheme to renovate their house to be used for disabled children's short breaks .
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 .
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .
AN ANGRY giraffe gave a bush-riding cyclist a scare when he stomped his £2K bike into the dirt .
FROM motorcycling to department store shopping these spookily faceless people are part of the Chinese-fad for wearing protective solar-visors in public .
SKIPPING on the spot, an adorable little owl embraces the 'running man' challenge .
WONDERS of the world have been transformed into their mini-versions in a seven-year round the world adventure .
STEPFORD wives from the 1950's and 60's are performing history's most sexist exercise programme .
These are the men with one of the most unpleasant jobs in the world .