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
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A BLIND man was battered with a brick in a sickening attack by two thugs .
SNEAKING slowly into the water, this Bengal tiger plans a vicious attack on three unsuspecting deer .
A Romanian photographer has captured the unique patterns of hundreds of human eyes in a series of striking macro shots .
A brave leopard kicks back and relaxes in the sunshine - just inches from an enormous crocodile .
With an abandoned tricycle sitting in an empty corridor, this derelict but once grand mansion could be the setting for The Shining .
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A makeup artist from the West Midlands magically transforms herself into famous cartoon characters using body paint .
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FROM THE world famous Girl with a Pearl Earring painting to a jaguar in the grass, these incredible drawings are created from coloured ballpoint pens .