A mum has celebrated each of her four pregnancies with a host of wacky stunts - including acrobatics, aerial contortion, pole-dancing and risque photo shoots. Sara Joel, 45, from Long Island in New York, began performing the stunts whilst pregnant with her first child - son Desmond, now nine. Since then, the professional dancer and former Cirque du Soleil performer has celebrated each of her pregnancies with a wacky performance.
FLEXING his muscles and staring straight at his opponent, this bodybuilding squirrel is the nuts .
This tranquil setting stretches for miles as the sun sets behind the mountain .
An Australian beach is illuminated by an enticing neon blue glow as a rare phenomenon lights up the water .
A BUMPER season of births has left zoo with three of the cutest exotic kittens you're likely to see .
Jostling their quills into the noses of some unlucky cubs, this is the moment two feisty porcupines ALMOST defeat a pride of seven lions .
PERCHED on a branch, this Little Owl plays third wheel to two love birds .
A toddler has shrugged off death an incredible 10 times thanks to his parents who revive him with the kiss of life every two weeks .
A Brit photographer has captured one of the world's most camera-shy species of fish - during a game of underwater peek-a-boo .
SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive .
A diver attempts to control rising numbers of lionfish by feeding the venomous species to Caribbean reef sharks .
AN EXERCISING turtle and an ice-skating chick are hardly everyday exploits in the animal community .
SITTING on a burning sofa unable to move, one man turns his terrifying dreams into reality .