A teenage girl nicknamed 'spotty dog' by school bullies has embraced the hundreds of birthmarks that cover her entire face and body. 19-year-old Ciera Swaringen, of Rockwell, North Carolina, USA was born with mole-like birthmarks that spread from her head to her toes. Ciera's rare skin condition affects just one in 500,000 people and covers 70 percent of her body - with the largest mark stretching from her lower thighs to her navel. Since a child, the pretty teen has endured cruel taunts from strangers, but has now grown to love her unique appearance. She says: “Teenage boys are usually the first ones to comment when they see me. “They say things like, ‘You look like you’re dirty, take a wash.’
SAT happily on the branch of a tree, this little frog appears unfazed by a surprise visitor .
Growing up, Jasmine Price, now four, loved watching her older sister, Mia Price, now 10, compete in beauty pageants .
A woman brutally beaten in a revenge attack has slammed the soft sentence handed to her assailant .
TOMORROW (Saturday) marks the 28th anniversary of the nuclear disaster that left the city of Chernobyl devastated .
A woman has spoken of her heartbreak after she was rejected by an adoption agency because of her pregnancy phobia .
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A fox takes a tumble and lands on his head when he tries to fend off a pair of eagles in Japan .
While often referred to as the kings of the jungle, gorillas - for all their might - are notorious hydrophobes .
A woman who starved herself to look like Cheryl Cole has told how she shrunk to just under 5st 13lbs after developing anorexia .
Throwing their arms up in the air, these energetic squirrels play a game of ball with a walnut .
Lauren Kilgariff, 29, was with husband, Shaun, 31, for four years .