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.
WITH A STERN look of determination on their faces, these adorable pooches perfect their doggy paddle as they dive head first into a swimming pool .
FROM MRS Patmore to Lady Sybil, these barking mad illustrations show the WOOF-er side of some of our most loved Downton characters .
This frozen lighthouse in Michigan could easily be mistaken for a still from the snow swept disaster movie The Day After Tomorrow .
In the calm waters of Greenland, gigantic icebergs dwarf everything around them .
DINING under the stars, this restaurant takes you back in time - inside an ancient cave .
An Indonesian farmer is dragged through muddy water as he clings to the tails of two charging cows .
Pouncing down on top of his twin brother, these two snow leopard cubs practice their kung-fu moves .
PAWS for thought as you feast your eyes on this rare bear bathing session .
POPE MOBBED BY THOUSANDS OF WORSHIPPERS IN RIO - Thousands of worshippers gather to celebrate the Papal visit on Copacabana beach, Rio de Janeiro ,Brazil .
An adorable orangutan named Pongo celebrates his first birthday at Zoo Atlanta, Georgia, America .
HUDDLED together in the hollow of a tree, it would be easy to overlook these two sleepy owls as they blend into the trunk .
STRETCHING his little legs in the air, a smiley leaf-tailed gecko breaks free from his old, scaly skin .