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.
STOOD side by side next to a busy road, these buildings were once bustling with life .
THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .
PUSHING the diver out of his way, this little sea turtle shows he’s not in the mood for photographs .
FORGET Thorpe Park this summer as this is a 50 mile-per-hour ride over the Colorado River CANYON .
A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .
NEVER mind being careful not to choke on your food, this mother bird has a bigger challenge on her hands, as her ravenous offspring impatiently launches its head down into her stomach .
A pair of chicks bravely decided to befriend a python, despite being the snake's favourite choice of food .
A doting seal smiles at her sweet little pup as she tickles its tummy on the beach .
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 .
PAWS for thought as you feast your eyes on this rare bear bathing session .
The aurora lights captured in Blair Nebraska, America - WITH electrifying purple and illuminous green brightening up the night sky, this is the rare moment a flash of 'sprite' lightening was captured on camera .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .