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.
A SERENE turquoise glow glimmers from underneath these powerful icebergs .
A terrified moose, trapped in a frozen lake, bobs her head above the icey water and awaits her rescue .
HUDDLING under a leaf, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls take shelter from the rain .
LEAPING through the air this determined little mouse is on a mission for food .
With luminous colours and alien- like features, these magical mushrooms look like they belong on another planet .
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 .
SKIPPING on the spot, an adorable little owl embraces the 'running man' challenge .
A carefree bear cub reclines in the water with his feet raised in the air .
A fox takes a tumble and lands on his head when he tries to fend off a pair of eagles in Japan .
NEVER mind being careful not to choke on your food, this mother bird has a bigger challenge on her hands, as her ravenous offspring impatiently launches its head down into her stomach .
A mischievous fox cub demonstrates his playful side by biting his sibling’s tail .
STRETCHING his little legs in the air, a smiley leaf-tailed gecko breaks free from his old, scaly skin .