THERE IS NEVER a dull or dry day in the office when you're a REAL LIFE MERMAID. With their colourful tails and bikini tops, these girls appear to have splashed right out of a Disney movie. The mermaids can be found at Weeki Wachee Springs State Park, Florida, performing in the underwater theatre. Marketing and PR Manager for the park John Athanason, 46, says: 'When I first saw the mermaids performing, I was completely mesmerised. 'They have such an ease under the water, and are able to do a job unlike any other with such effortlessness
BASKING in smug satisfaction, a confident squirrel gives a wink to the camera .
SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .
MOUTH OPEN wide, this little stoat appears to be in mid-song as he belts out a tune for his onlookers .
Staring death in the face, a little field mouse bravely confronts a hungry cat .
A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .
Animal rescue volunteers have told how a cat riddled with cancer was forced to ripped off its own ears after it was abandoned by its owners .
A cheeky owl fancies a game of hide and seek as it peeps out from behind a tree .
A lazy tree frog, tired of hopping along a branch, chooses the slowest form of transport when it jumps on top of an unsuspecting snail .
SNEAKING slowly into the water, this Bengal tiger plans a vicious attack on three unsuspecting deer .
A hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .
