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
HUNDREDS of hot air balloons decorate the sky above Turkey as the rising sun illuminates the spectacular scenery below .
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 DETERMINED great blue heron holds on tightly to its prey as the furry gopher attempts to wriggle free .
Blonde teen Jess Stubbs has certainly got girl power - as Britain’s youngest TRUCKER .
A disabled sheep is enjoying a new fleece of life after receiving a specially-designed wheelchair .
RAISING his flipper, this two day old seal pup gives a wave to the camera .
SPLASHING around in a paddling pool, this little elephant soaks up the sunshine .
An American black bear mimics John Travolta’s famous Saturday Night Fever dance move by hurling its arm in the air .
Swimming side by side with divers, these manatees will do anything they can to stay warm .
A group of shelter dogs showcase their loveable personalities in a series of passport-style photographs - in the hope of finding their forever homes .
Lying angelically with a range of expressions etched on their tiny faces, little bundles of joy are innocently captured in their first few days in these adorable photographs .
A SERENE turquoise glow glimmers from underneath these powerful icebergs .