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 northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .
These adorable pictures show the moment two cuddly red panda cubs take their first look at the outside world and are weighed for the very first time .
This cheeky macaque gets up close and personal as he examines the dental hygiene of his fellow primate .
FISTS fly as two gorillas take each other on in a dramatic battle .
A blanket of fog is lit up by the colourful glowing lights of the city below .
COURAGEOUS CLIMBERS scale frozen waterfalls in Canada, as the ice threatens to collapse beneath them .
SPLASHING in the water and fighting in-between rocks, these energetic tigers enjoy their fun-filled morning .
A DETERMINED great blue heron holds on tightly to its prey as the furry gopher attempts to wriggle free .
A Brit photographer has captured one of the world's most camera-shy species of fish - during a game of underwater peek-a-boo .
SWIMMING slowly towards the shore, a small group of bottlenose dolphins arrive for breakfast at a beach in Western Australia .
FINALLY catching a meal, a pair of great white egrets fight over their dinner .
While often referred to as the kings of the jungle, gorillas - for all their might - are notorious hydrophobes .