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
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .
A quiet Himalayan mountain village springs to life for a colourful Buddhist festival designed to expel evil spirits and bring happiness .
Daniel Blore, 21, of Innage Crescent, Bridgnorth, stabbed his mother three times in the attack on January 11 this year, Stafford Crown Court heard .
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .
A Romanian photographer has captured the unique patterns of hundreds of human eyes in a series of striking macro shots .
Splashing around in the water, a mother otter and her son are tangled in a family feud .
IN a galaxy far, far away, this collection of stunning interstellar formations will leave you STARSTRUCK .
These are the men with one of the most unpleasant jobs in the world .
LEAF-ing much to the imagination, this camera trickery is blooming marvellous .
A lively lemon shark grins into the camera and showcases his impressive teeth .
MAKING himself at home, this little snail perches happily on top of this frog's head .
