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.'
FROM MRS Patmore to Lady Sybil, these barking mad illustrations show the WOOF-er side of some of our most loved Downton characters .
THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .
A disabled sheep is enjoying a new fleece of life after receiving a specially-designed wheelchair .
A group of otters put on a show of aqua aerobics, as they raise their flippers perfectly in sync .
AN ANGRY giraffe gave a bush-riding cyclist a scare when he stomped his £2K bike into the dirt .
CLIMBING, falling and tugging on his weary mum, this little orangutan is up to all kinds of trouble .
A makeup artist from the West Midlands magically transforms herself into famous cartoon characters using body paint .
THESE are the Disney Princesses you wouldn't want to run into in a dark alley .
An Australian beach is illuminated by an enticing neon blue glow as a rare phenomenon lights up the water .
A German photographer travelled around Africa where he met and photographed members of tribes in a series of intimate portraits .
NEW DELHI, A woman activist of India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party crosses a police barricade near the residence of ruling Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi during a protest against the recent rape of a five-year-old girl in New Delhi, India, April 21, 2013 .
FISTS fly as two gorillas take each other on in a dramatic battle .