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
LUMINOUS green rocks could easily be a beach from Superman's homeland of Krypton .
Families in an Indian slum put their lives on the line by living on top of an ACTIVE railway track .
SWIMMING slowly towards the shore, a small group of bottlenose dolphins arrive for breakfast at a beach in Western Australia .
A diver attempts to control rising numbers of lionfish by feeding the venomous species to Caribbean reef sharks .
A grey whale and her calf greet an audience of awestruck admirers on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico .
LYING back in the snow, these two polar bears share a cuddle as they call time out on playtime .
LEAPING through the air this determined little mouse is on a mission for food .
Jostling their quills into the noses of some unlucky cubs, this is the moment two feisty porcupines ALMOST defeat a pride of seven lions .
THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .
SLEEPING within touching distance of wild African animals might not be everyone's idea of a relaxing break .
SPARKLING bright inside their box, it’s hard to believe these diamonds are made from the cremated remains of the deceased .
With no luck at the front of the bus, the deer runs around the center seats trying to escape through the window – THIS is the astonishing moment a DEER crashed through the front windshield of a bus before it went hysterically running around the vehicle .