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
TOMORROW (Saturday) marks the 28th anniversary of the nuclear disaster that left the city of Chernobyl devastated .
A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .
Primed and ready for action, this collection of striking images from the battlefield could be mistaken for authentic photos taking during World War II .
GLAMPING is taken to a whole new level in the form of the luxurious Pop-Up Hotel .
An elegant snowy owl spreads her wings and glides effortlessly above the snow covered field .
THESE LOVE BIRDS can’t keep their beaks off each other as they share a very public display of affection .
A brave leopard kicks back and relaxes in the sunshine - just inches from an enormous crocodile .
IN a galaxy not so far away lies a magical display of lights that could be the latest image from NASA .
AN American accountant has grown the world's biggest MELON and smashed his way into the record books with his mammoth 350 .
WIDE EYED and staring straight down the lens of the camera, this intrigued seal is ready for his close up .
Balanced on one leg, a frog assumes the crane kick martial arts stance made famous in the movie The Karate Kid .