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.'
This starling and prairie dog will not back down an inch as they have a fearsome stand-off over who gets to eat a nut .
NOT YOUR everyday selfie, this plucky diver poses with some of the scariest predators in the ocean .
SOARING at 112 miles per hour through the air, this petite blonde certainly lives up to her title as the fastest flying woman in the world .
STEPFORD wives from the 1950's and 60's are performing history's most sexist exercise programme .
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 .
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FLYING through the air, these delighted pooches pull their best poses mid-flight .
A doting seal smiles at her sweet little pup as she tickles its tummy on the beach .
STRIKING photos capture nature at its most raw and powerful during Earth’s most electrifying event .
An elegant snowy owl spreads her wings and glides effortlessly above the snow covered field .
This may look like a monster car engine that will leave petrol heads in a spin, but it is in fact a rather snazzy looking COFFEE MACHINE .
Most people bend over backwards to keep children entertained, but this baboon show us how it’s done .