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.
An artist has transformed traditional Thanksgiving dinners into mini-masterpieces .
A makeup artist from the West Midlands magically transforms herself into famous cartoon characters using body paint .
A DETERMINED great blue heron holds on tightly to its prey as the furry gopher attempts to wriggle free .
IN a galaxy far, far away, this collection of stunning interstellar formations will leave you STARSTRUCK .
BEHIND the doors of this building, with its stacks of mattresses and discarded remains of wheelchairs, lies another victim of austerity cuts .
HIDDEN in the middle of the Mojave Desert, a secret oasis awaits intrepid travellers .
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 .
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .
The beds are consumed by moss instead of customers at this abandoned hotel .
HUNDREDS of hot air balloons decorate the sky above Turkey as the rising sun illuminates the spectacular scenery below .