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 once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .
FORGET Thorpe Park this summer as this is a 50 mile-per-hour ride over the Colorado River CANYON .
SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other .
A lazy tree frog, tired of hopping along a branch, chooses the slowest form of transport when it jumps on top of an unsuspecting snail .
CONTRASTING settings reveal some of England’s most beautiful landscapes in all their glory .
A project to create an underwater tribute to the stone Moai statues of Easter Island ended in disaster when 15 replica structures were destroyed after toppling from a boat and into the sea .
A doting seal smiles at her sweet little pup as she tickles its tummy on the beach .
USUALLY full to bursting, these London Underground stations stand silent and completely commuter free .
PERCHED on a branch, this Little Owl plays third wheel to two love birds .
A hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .
ROLLING around in the snow, these young brown bears take a break from their play fight to share a tender hug with one another .
UNDERWATER and above-water seaside shots show the best of British beach-life .