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.
This tranquil setting stretches for miles as the sun sets behind the mountain .
PRANKSTER Dom Joly was so livid when he was slapped with a parking ticket that he took to Twitter to vent his anger – only to discover he was the victim of his own gag! The comic got a taste of his own medicine when he was tricked by a fellow joker for the first time in a decade .
A diving guide leaves a shark completely docile and balanced in the palm of his hand .
CAUSING a splash, this determined kingfisher goes hunting for dinner .
This cheeky chappie is getting into all kinds of monkey business as he enjoys cooling off on a scorching hot day .
These are the men with one of the most unpleasant jobs in the world .
AT first glance these images could easily be mistaken for photographs, but they are in-fact real life drawings created using nothing but coloured pencils .
LIFTING their heads high and bumping beaks, these aggressive pelicans clash over fish .
WIDE EYED and staring straight down the lens of the camera, this intrigued seal is ready for his close up .
A BROWN bear wades through waters in Alaska and waits for his lunch .
This frozen lighthouse in Michigan could easily be mistaken for a still from the snow swept disaster movie The Day After Tomorrow .
A pair of adorable polar bear cubs play-fight with each other in the Alaskan snow .