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.
SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other .
LYING flat out on his back, this little meerkat makes the most of the English sunshine .
A quiet Himalayan mountain village springs to life for a colourful Buddhist festival designed to expel evil spirits and bring happiness .
THIS is the awesome moment an Osprey catches its prey travelling at 50mph, giving new meaning to FAST FOOD .
A Canadian couple celebrated their engagement by recreating iconic moments from the film The Notebook .
UNDERWATER and above-water seaside shots show the best of British beach-life .
SWIMMING in unison, millions of silverside fish dwarf the divers .
NEW DELHI, A woman activist of India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party crosses a police barricade near the residence of ruling Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi during a protest against the recent rape of a five-year-old girl in New Delhi, India, April 21, 2013 .
THIS is the EXPLOSIVE moment when a 50 metre high pylon came crashing down to earth in a rural field .
With luminous colours and alien- like features, these magical mushrooms look like they belong on another planet .
A doting seal smiles at her sweet little pup as she tickles its tummy on the beach .
