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.
STAIRWAY obsessed photographers have captured psychedelic shots that will mesmerise you .
PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .
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Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .
CAUSING a splash, this determined kingfisher goes hunting for dinner .
A terrified moose, trapped in a frozen lake, bobs her head above the icey water and awaits her rescue .
This is the moment a nimble red fox and a lumbering Alaskan brown bear were locked in a tense stand-off .
MASKED intruders look sinister but really they are a gang of urban exploring pranksters .
LEAPING for joy five-feet above the waves this baby whale cutie is saying HELLO to its family after being lost .
LIKE A living balloon this baitball of sardines is ready to burst when threatened by a pointy nosed sailfish .
PERCHED on a branch, this Little Owl plays third wheel to two love birds .
SAT with his arms folded and a cross look on his face, this Gorilla looks like he's had enough of the Christmas holidays already .