THERE IS NEVER a dull or dry day in the office when you're a REAL LIFE MERMAID. With their colourful tails and bikini tops, these girls appear to have splashed right out of a Disney movie. The mermaids can be found at Weeki Wachee Springs State Park, Florida, performing in the underwater theatre. Marketing and PR Manager for the park John Athanason, 46, says: 'When I first saw the mermaids performing, I was completely mesmerised. 'They have such an ease under the water, and are able to do a job unlike any other with such effortlessness
Jostling their quills into the noses of some unlucky cubs, this is the moment two feisty porcupines ALMOST defeat a pride of seven lions.
A cheeky owl fancies a game of hide and seek as it peeps out from behind a tree.
At least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon.
LEAPING for joy five-feet above the waves this baby whale cutie is saying HELLO to its family after being lost.
MEET the underwater British seal who is so friendly he loves to grapple divers like a friendly puppy dog.
Kevin Silva, 52 from Indiana in the USA, has spent an estimated £65K ($100K) on Batman trinkets over the years, and even keeps his 2,500-item haul in his very own basement 'Bat Cave'.
SITTING on a burning sofa unable to move, one man turns his terrifying dreams into reality.
An osprey soars through the air at 30 miles per hour before swooping down to catch its prey from a lake.
BURSTING colours of reds, pinks and purples give the illusion of a collection of stunning flowers.
DASHING through the snow, this little stoat is on the lookout for a Christmas feast.
THE THOUGHT OF BECOMING shipwrecked on a remote destination would fill most holidaymakers with dread.