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 trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .
WELCOME to the pretty 122-inch-tall red dwelling that lays claim to the title of the UK's smallest house .
THIS is the incredible moment a pelican throws a fish into the air and SLAM DUNKS it into its enormous throat sack .
HOPPING onto the scales, these adorable baby Humboldt penguins are ready for their first weigh-in .
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .
SNUGGLED up in the hay away from the elements, this adorable hoglet has sought solace with a familiar friend .
Scurrying along the branch of a tree, a little squirrel pushes a pram packed full of Easter treats .
AIRPORT staff have been put on alert after diet pills that come in grenade shaped containers sparked security alerts .
THROWING himself off 1,100ft bridges in a wheelchair, this is the PARALYSED base jumper who knows no fear .
FULL OF STUNNING colours and swirling shapes, the furrows on these fields create a mix of mesmerising patterns .
A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .
At least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon .