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.'
BLOWING bubbles underwater, this adorable polar bear slides into his tank for a playful dip .
A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .
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A man who conned tax officials out of £34 million and funded a lavish lifestyle of luxury hotels and restaurants has been jailed for one of the longest sentences in British criminal fraud history .
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THESE kingfishers prove no rod is needed as they go fishing for their dinner .
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A British jewellery designer with a passion for London's iconic Gherkin has created a pen with an INK-REDIBLE price tag of £27,500 .
A unique business in Birkenhead, Merseyside is sure to leave you HALF-CUT with its unusual pub and barbers combination .
INSIDE Britain's last Naval hospital where scurvy was cured looks like an NHS time capsule .