A BIKINI swim with jellyfish sounds like the most painful past-time on the planet. But as these eye-popping pictures show, a 10-foot-deep dip with these fortunately harmless jellyfish can actually go swimmingly. Toned female tour guide Mikki Docjez, 35, from Palau was demonstrating to excited tourists how safe these golden jellyfish are - despite their hazardous looks. Australian photographer David Kirkland travelled to the Jellyfish Lake of Palau in the Pacific Ocean to capture the incredible scene of this bikini babe taking the plunge with thousands of jellyfish
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .
HUDDLING under a leaf, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls take shelter from the rain .
THESE kingfishers prove no rod is needed as they go fishing for their dinner .
With blue waves tumbling over them, these surfers glide underneath a tunnel of water .
BREATHING life back into old photographs, these black and white images are transformed by colour .
SOME OF the sea’s most terrifying creatures show their softer side as they join a group of diners for lunch .
These uninvited guests ELEPHANTLY make their annual trip through the reception of this welcoming lodge .
ARMED with her camera, bikini and flippers, this brave diver goes swimming with SHARKS .
SOARING at 112 miles per hour through the air, this petite blonde certainly lives up to her title as the fastest flying woman in the world .
WITH A LITTLE cap of fresh snow resting on his head, this squirrel tries his best to pull off his new look .
