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.
A doting seal smiles at her sweet little pup as she tickles its tummy on the beach .
With the full moon looming behind him, this polar bear nestles down for the night .
BREATHING life back into old photographs, these black and white images are transformed by colour .
Fishermen in Myanmar have perfected an unusual fishing technique by carefully balancing on one leg .
Pic By HotSpot Media - PARROT RIDES ON THE TUBE - THIS pretty boy could be forgiven for forgetting his Oyst-aaarrrgh-card .
WITH A STERN look of determination on their faces, these adorable pooches perfect their doggy paddle as they dive head first into a swimming pool .
A rare manuscript of one of Charlotte Bronte’s earliest poems went under the hammer today and fetched nearly £100,000 – double what it was expected to get .
HOPPING onto the scales, these adorable baby Humboldt penguins are ready for their first weigh-in .
From vibrant blues to dazzling oranges, these eye catching hummingbirds proudly show off their impressive colours .
Daniel Blore, 21, of Innage Crescent, Bridgnorth, stabbed his mother three times in the attack on January 11 this year, Stafford Crown Court heard .
If you had to scrape the snow off your car this morning or slip-slide your way into work over icy pavements spare a thought for these little critters .