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.
These are the faces of orphans suffering from the horrifying effects of chemical warfare .
An Indonesian farmer is dragged through muddy water as he clings to the tails of two charging cows .
While often referred to as the kings of the jungle, gorillas - for all their might - are notorious hydrophobes .
At least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon .
A dog was SOW close to death after she dangerously swallowed a two-inch NEEDLE-Cute Shih Tzu Daisy could have pierced her intestines after eating the long needle and thread after finding it on the carpet .
A BEAUTIFUL sight for the eyes and the imagination, these liquid sculptures take shape in many different colours and formations .
With the full moon looming behind him, this polar bear nestles down for the night .
If you had to scrape the snow off your car this morning or slip-slide your way into work over icy pavements spare a thought for these little critters .
PUSHING the diver out of his way, this little sea turtle shows he’s not in the mood for photographs .
A cricket perches on an unusual seat after crawling up the snout of a crocodile .
A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .
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 .