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
LYING back in the snow, these two polar bears share a cuddle as they call time out on playtime .
WITH SNOW COVERING the ground around them, these two polar bears play fight .
Fetching a tiny carrot and a head-shaped snowball, a red squirrel builds the perfect snowman .
MESMERIZING night sky photographs offer a spellbinding look at the stars .
PERCHED on a branch, this Little Owl plays third wheel to two love birds .
The aurora lights captured in Blair Nebraska, America - WITH electrifying purple and illuminous green brightening up the night sky, this is the rare moment a flash of 'sprite' lightening was captured on camera .
A floating market in Indonesia is bursting with vibrant colours as wooden rowing boats loaded with fruit and vegetables crowd the river .
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Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .
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