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
WE’RE all familiar with the heart-wrenching pictures of dogs abandoned in animal shelters, but one photographer has found an innovative way of showcasing the pooch’s personality .
DIPPING and diving their way through this bumpy journey, these giraffe's duck for cover as they dodge multiple cables and wires .
A disabled sheep is enjoying a new fleece of life after receiving a specially-designed wheelchair .
LUMINOUS green rocks could easily be a beach from Superman's homeland of Krypton .
WITH his spiked ears and yellow and blue body, a colourful monkey bears an uncanny resemblance to Marvel Comics’ Wolverine .
A German photographer travelled around Africa where he met and photographed members of tribes in a series of intimate portraits .
A TAXIDERMY truck spotted in America’s Deep South could be the most gruesome wagon on the road .
AN American accountant has grown the world's biggest MELON and smashed his way into the record books with his mammoth 350 .
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 brave leopard kicks back and relaxes in the sunshine - just inches from an enormous crocodile .
A little caterpillar fearlessly scampers down a branch and confronts a praying mantis .
A striped marlin means business as it spots lunch and spears a small fish .