Meet the world's most lifelike Disney princess - a 21-year-old man from California. Richard Schaefer has transformed himself into an array of Disney princesses, including Snow White, Cinderella and Ariel, thanks to his naturally soft features and clever make-up tricks. The freelance make-up artist from Fullerton, Orange County, spends two hours on each transformation and wears his own home-made costumes. Richard attends comic conventions in character and wows fairytale fans, who are stunned when they discover the picture-perfect real life Disney princess is in fact a man.
From vivid greens to glowing pinks, the colours of the aurora borealis fill the night sky above a snow covered Lapland .
WITHOUT a care in the world, this little chimpanzee shows off her gymnastic skills as she swings around her enclosure .
WIDE EYED with a huge smile across her face, this little elephant is a picture of happiness .
A DETERMINED great blue heron holds on tightly to its prey as the furry gopher attempts to wriggle free .
A young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .
A group of otters put on a show of aqua aerobics, as they raise their flippers perfectly in sync .
A diver looks like a minnow as she swims alongside a gigantic whale shark, the largest species of fish on the planet .
An aerial view of flooding in Gloucestershire .
THROWING himself off 1,100ft bridges in a wheelchair, this is the PARALYSED base jumper who knows no fear .
An adorable little squirrel wakes from a nap and pops out his tongue for the camera .