A professional dancer has embraced her individuality after refusing plastic surgery to remove a giant birthmark on her face. Canadian beauty, Cassandra Naud, 22, loves her unique appearance and even credits her birthmark for making her memorable in the dancing world. The pretty brunette, from Alberta, Canada, who was once told by a casting agent to digitally erase her birthmark from her headshots, says: 'My birthmark is a huge part of me. “It makes me unique and memorable, which is especially important for the career I’ve chosen.'
CCTV shows a dark figure dumping the dog- A pet dog suffering with cancer has been put down after being dumped at an animal rescue in what officials said is the worst abandonment of any animal they have witnessed .
LYING back in the snow, these two polar bears share a cuddle as they call time out on playtime .
Exploding out of the water, a great white shark performs a backflip during a hunt for seals .
ARMED with her camera, bikini and flippers, this brave diver goes swimming with SHARKS .
SITTING quietly at the edge of the lake, these two baby bears watch and learn as the adults hunt for fish .
WELCOME to what could be the world's tallest TOTALLY wooden construction .
A German photographer travelled around Africa where he met and photographed members of tribes in a series of intimate portraits .
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The beds are consumed by moss instead of customers at this abandoned hotel .
A small Indian monkey is seemingly gob-smacked after reading the latest stock market news .
A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .
An Indonesian farmer is dragged through muddy water as he clings to the tails of two charging cows .