Meet the real life mermaid who swims with jellyfish and can hold her breath under water for up to five minutes.
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#1 Real-life mermaid: Linden Wolbert, 32, uses her own custom-made tail to swim in Jelly Fish Lake in Palau, where the jelly fish have lost their sting, making it safe for her to swim among them .
#2 Linden, 32, from Los Angeles, swims with whale sharks using the 6ft-long hydro-dynamic tail she had made by a Hollywood props specialist.
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#3 Linden says she always dreamed of becoming a mermaid after growing up with films like The Little Mermaid and Splash - but it didn't become reality until she got to know Hollywood special effects artist Allan Holt.
#4 Linden on a dive at the Rock Islands in Palau.
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#5 Linden, who can hold her breath underwater for up to five minutes, says that because she does not create bubbles like divers using breathing apparatus, sea creatures are less timid - and even swim calmly up to her.
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#6 Since being cut off from the Pacific Ocean, jelly fish numbers have multiplied in Jelly Fish Lake, thanks to the fact they now have no predators.
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#7 Linden in Jellyfish Lake on the island of Palau, which used to be connected to the Pacific Ocean. Since being cut off, it has become home to millions of jellyfish because they have no risk of predators. The 12,000 year-old lake is the only place in the world where you can swim safely among them.
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#8 'I love the feeling of freedom and weightlessness in the water,' Linden says. 'It's such a different sensation. It's very dream-like'
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#9 Linden working with artist Allan Holt on her mermaid tail.
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#10 The 35lb tail took months to make and was made from a fibreglass mould of Linden's body, involved sealing a monofin inside high-quality silicone to make it hydro-dynamic.
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#11 'I've been diving with sharks. With my tail, I'm longer than most of them. Many people think I'm crazy to swim with sharks but I'm always surrounded by an incredible safety team'
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#12 Full-time mermaid Linden Wolbert says she was destined for her role given that both her parents are competitive swimmers.
#13 Linden now travels the world as a professional mermaid working as a ocean conservationist.
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#14 Linden is also the 'mermaid to the stars' and has been hired to perform at a string of Hollywood parties, hosted by celebrities, including Jessica Alba and Justin Timberlake.
