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
This frozen lighthouse in Michigan could easily be mistaken for a still from the snow swept disaster movie The Day After Tomorrow .
A baby sperm whale assumed the role of a friendly giant when faced with two awestruck divers .
A carefree bear cub reclines in the water with his feet raised in the air .
A GLOWING range of greens and blues sweep across the sky in a spectacular display of light .
LEAPING through the air this determined little mouse is on a mission for food .
An Italian photographer travelled to the highlands of New Guinea where he met an Indonesian tribe untouched by the modern world .
STARING eagerly into the camera, this little toad is full of curiosity .
IN a galaxy not so far away lies a magical display of lights that could be the latest image from NASA .
A Romanian photographer has captured the unique patterns of hundreds of human eyes in a series of striking macro shots .
A photographer from the United Arab Emirates travelled to Pakistan where he captured the lives of local people in a series of expressive portraits .
