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.
These uninvited guests ELEPHANTLY make their annual trip through the reception of this welcoming lodge .
THESE are the Disney Princesses you wouldn't want to run into in a dark alley .
Like a scene from a fairytale, THOUSANDS of fireflies create an enchanting glow as they dance in a forest .
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .
TOMORROW (Saturday) marks the 28th anniversary of the nuclear disaster that left the city of Chernobyl devastated .
PUCKERING up and enjoying some quality time, these are the most lovable monkeys on the planet .
SWIMMING in unison, millions of silverside fish dwarf the divers .
WRAPPED up in classy headscarves, these adorable pooches are the picture of sophistication .
WITH his spiked ears and yellow and blue body, a colourful monkey bears an uncanny resemblance to Marvel Comics’ Wolverine .
A DETERMINED great blue heron holds on tightly to its prey as the furry gopher attempts to wriggle free .
A BLIND man was battered with a brick in a sickening attack by two thugs .