Bathers on a New Zealand beach stripped naked and took to the Pacific Ocean in an attempt to shatter the record for the world's largest skinny dip .

WITH the phosphorescent blobs and mesmerising patterns, these spectacular images may look like the hall marks of an enchanted forest but it is in fact the scene of thousands of dancing FIREFLIES .

From the tails of fighter planes to black and white checked buildings, graveyards take different and unusual forms around the world .

A TEN-THOUSAND square foot wide Avatar-style grove is such a beauty it will leave you feeling VINE .

WITH his spiked ears and yellow and blue body, a colourful monkey bears an uncanny resemblance to Marvel Comics’ Wolverine .

FLAMINGOS from above look like the pink algae they eat .

A NINJA red squirrel cuts a dashing figure as the little fella jumps up to ten-feet between treetops in the Yorkshire Dales .

A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .

These uninvited guests ELEPHANTLY make their annual trip through the reception of this welcoming lodge .

A scoliosis sufferer was heartbroken to learn surgery would stop her dancing - but she battled through the pain to complete her GCSE dance exams and earn A* .

CCTV stills of the sickening attack .

STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .