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.
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
LYING back in the snow, these two polar bears share a cuddle as they call time out on playtime .
A hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .
HOTSPOT MEDIA - WAVE-ING GOODBYE TO RUSH HOUR: WHILE most workers endure commuting chaos by road or rail everyday, one entrepreneur has come up with a novel way to get to the office - by KAYAK .
PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .
NATURE PAPARAZZIS prove you don't have to be Justin Bieber or Cheryl Cole to attract a pack of photographers .
These photographs of extreme weather capture storms furiously rolling across the sky above America .
A cricket perches on an unusual seat after crawling up the snout of a crocodile .
JUDGE BLASTED FOR LETTING PAEDO WALK FREE A PERVERT who sexually assaulted two young girls on an allotment, telling them he was brushing spiders off them, has walked free from court – because jailing him was ‘unfair’ on his family .
15-foot-long great white sharks on the hunt, in False Bay, South Africa - SHOCK and awe pictures of 15-foot-long great whites on the hunt will leave you stunned .
SPLASHING around in a paddling pool, this little elephant soaks up the sunshine .
