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.'
A tiny puppy who lost his front legs after being hit by a train has been given and new LEASH of life with a set of wheels .
A TEN-THOUSAND square foot wide Avatar-style grove is such a beauty it will leave you feeling VINE .
THE CRAZE for mimicking the video game Streetfighter has spread to the streets of London .
LIFTING their heads high and bumping beaks, these aggressive pelicans clash over fish .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
An adorable little squirrel wakes from a nap and pops out his tongue for the camera .
DASHING through the snow, this little stoat is on the lookout for a Christmas feast .
A disabled sheep is enjoying a new fleece of life after receiving a specially-designed wheelchair .
A luxury caravan with a price tag of ONE MILLION DOLLARS is due to hit the road later this year .
A GLOWING range of greens and blues sweep across the sky in a spectacular display of light .
From a floating jelly fish to a relaxed seal, Britain’s unappreciated beach life is captured above and below the water .