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.
WEARING tiny Christmas accessories, these adorable babies get into the spirit of the season .
VIBRANT bursts of colour fill the screen as beautiful flowers blossom in these time-lapse videos .
WITH SNOW COVERING the ground around them, these two polar bears play fight .
This was the chaotic scene when the driver of a 4x4 vehicle became periously trapped under his vehicle for an HOUR when it overturned after a crash on a busy motorway .
THESE LOVE BIRDS can’t keep their beaks off each other as they share a very public display of affection .
WELCOME to the pretty 122-inch-tall red dwelling that lays claim to the title of the UK's smallest house .
BEHIND the doors of this building, with its stacks of mattresses and discarded remains of wheelchairs, lies another victim of austerity cuts .
STEPFORD wives from the 1950's and 60's are performing history's most sexist exercise programme .
The aurora lights captured in Blair Nebraska, America - WITH electrifying purple and illuminous green brightening up the night sky, this is the rare moment a flash of 'sprite' lightening was captured on camera .
RACING through the mountain range on horseback, the Kazakh people practice their ancient tradition of hunting with golden eagles .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
CAUSING a splash, this determined kingfisher goes hunting for dinner .