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
A group of otters put on a show of aqua aerobics, as they raise their flippers perfectly in sync .
A German photographer travelled around Africa where he met and photographed members of tribes in a series of intimate portraits .
These are the faces of orphans suffering from the horrifying effects of chemical warfare .
TOWERING 65 metres into the sky, this terrifying accent is a dream for climbers .
INSIDE Britain's last Naval hospital where scurvy was cured looks like an NHS time capsule .
Swirling water and sand create amazing aerial images of river deltas across Iceland .
With their guts spewing and eyes hanging out, these are the cuddly toys children might be reluctant to curl up to .
This cheeky macaque gets up close and personal as he examines the dental hygiene of his fellow primate .
SITTING quietly at the edge of the lake, these two baby bears watch and learn as the adults hunt for fish .
An Italian photographer travelled to northern India where he visited poverty stricken suburbs and captured ordinary people in a series of intimate and expressive portraits .
A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .
POWERFUL bolts of lightning illuminate the night sky in an incredible autumn storm over the Sardinian coastline .