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
PERCHED on a branch, these two frogs hold hands as they look into the camera .
LOCATIONS bursting with vibrant greens and chestnut browns, these photographs capture the peaceful English countryside in all its glory .
With the full moon looming behind him, this polar bear nestles down for the night .
GIANT garden sculptures don't beat about the bush .
FROM KISSING an alligator on the nose to walking over broken glass, this fearless daredevil is a real life female JACKASS .
SEA LIFE and greenery in one shot show nature at its very best .
SQUABBLING over the last piece of grain, these hungry squirrels are determined to stock up on as much food as possible .
A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .
DIPPING his head into the vase of water, this little squirrel takes a refreshing break from an afternoon of eating .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
SWIMMING next to 40 tonne whales, dare-devil divers take the plunge with these gentle giants of the sea .