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
A SPECTACULAR array of stars fills the night sky as they soar over this active volcano .
MAKING himself at home, this little snail perches happily on top of this frog's head .
Families in an Indian slum put their lives on the line by living on top of an ACTIVE railway track .
An artist has transformed traditional Thanksgiving dinners into mini-masterpieces .
SHOWING off her best assets for the camera, this cheeky orangutan is in the mood for love, puckering up her lips to blow the biggest kiss she can .
SPLASHING around in a paddling pool, this little elephant soaks up the sunshine .
NEVER mind being careful not to choke on your food, this mother bird has a bigger challenge on her hands, as her ravenous offspring impatiently launches its head down into her stomach .
It's incredible to think anyone could live in such horrendous squalor - yet two men have been prosecuted for keeping their homes in such revolting conditions that it was no longer fit for their animals .
GLAMPING is taken to a whole new level in the form of the luxurious Pop-Up Hotel .
AIRPORT staff have been put on alert after diet pills that come in grenade shaped containers sparked security alerts .