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.'
NEVER mind being careful not to choke on your food, this mother bird has a bigger challenge on her hands, as her ravenous offspring impatiently launches its head down into her stomach .
SAILING over crystal clear waters, the Bajau people of Malaysia live their lives almost entirely at SEA .
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .
A pair of chicks bravely decided to befriend a python, despite being the snake's favourite choice of food .
THIS ONE of a kind experience brings a whole new meaning to the phrase 'a coffee to go' .
TENNIS was a game made for three according to the first Victorian rule book .
SPARKLING bright inside their box, it’s hard to believe these diamonds are made from the cremated remains of the deceased .
BREATHING life back into old photographs, these black and white images are transformed by colour .
An Australian beach is illuminated by an enticing neon blue glow as a rare phenomenon lights up the water .
SITTING quietly at the edge of the lake, these two baby bears watch and learn as the adults hunt for fish .
FROM motorcycling to department store shopping these spookily faceless people are part of the Chinese-fad for wearing protective solar-visors in public .
