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.
An Italian photographer travelled to Chile where he visited several star-gazing sites, home to some of the world's most advanced telescopes, located in the spectacular setting of the Atacama desert .
RAISING his flipper, this two day old seal pup gives a wave to the camera .
STARING eagerly into the camera, this little toad is full of curiosity .
A panic stricken kitten that got her head stuck in a car tyre has been freed by quick thinking RSPCA staff .
These are the men with one of the most unpleasant jobs in the world .
This cheeky chappie is getting into all kinds of monkey business as he enjoys cooling off on a scorching hot day .
A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .
VENTURING into the ocean with self-made spears and nets, the fishermen of Zanzibar put their lives on the line when they catch food for their families .
From a floating jelly fish to a relaxed seal, Britain’s unappreciated beach life is captured above and below the water .
Swimming side by side with divers, these manatees will do anything they can to stay warm .
Here's a collection of art for the DIGIT-AL age as these fascinating illusions of landmarks, places and even a banana are made using just a pair of hands .
Pic By Graham Gibson/ HotSpot Media - SHARK HYPNOTIST BALANCES SHARK IN PALM OF HIS HAND- In Pic - Diver Tom and Caribbean reef sharks in the Bahamas- A SHARK hypnotist balances these predators in the palm of his hand by sending them to sleep with a gentle nose rub .