A makeup artist from the West Midlands magically transforms herself into famous cartoon characters using body paint. From The Lion King's Simba to Disney’s Donald Duck, Claire Bryant of Yardley, Birmingham, uses clever shading techniques to morph into 15 different characters. Claire, a sales assistant, first began experimenting with body paint in 2014, after watching a Donald Duck TV sketch. The talented 28-year-old, says: “I’ve always had a passion for makeup and I’ve loved Disney since I was a child. 'Donald Duck has always been one of my favourite characters, so I decided to see if I could paint my face to look like him- and I was pleasantly surprised with the result.
The claws come out at meal time as a group of white tailed eagles brawl over road-kill .
A NINJA red squirrel cuts a dashing figure as the little fella jumps up to ten-feet between treetops in the Yorkshire Dales .
PAWS for thought as you feast your eyes on this rare bear bathing session .
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
COVERING themselves in ash and face paint, these are the holy men who live their lives away from everyday society .
A carefree bear cub reclines in the water with his feet raised in the air .
GLIDING through the water, these delightful frogs show off their vibrant colours as they practice their FROG crawl .
HUDDLING under a leaf, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls take shelter from the rain .
HOPPING onto the scales, these adorable baby Humboldt penguins are ready for their first weigh-in .
MASKED intruders look sinister but really they are a gang of urban exploring pranksters .
A BABY-faced burglar is starting a seven year stretch in custody after being nabbed by a Jaffa Cake .