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 cheeky chipmunk offers some of his spare food, before deciding against the idea and shoving the extra peanut into his already crammed mouth .
PERCHED on a branch, these two frogs hold hands as they look into the camera .
An aerial view of flooding in Gloucestershire .
BURSTING colours of reds, pinks and purples give the illusion of a collection of stunning flowers .
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 .
A cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo .
From a floating jelly fish to a relaxed seal, Britain’s unappreciated beach life is captured above and below the water .
What lies beneath this building site? Britain's great hope of winning the pre-WW2 arms race against Nazi Germany .
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DIVING down at a speed of 75mph, this is the moment a hungry osprey caught his prey .
Enjoying life’s little pleasures is something that many struggle to do .