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.
Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .
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 .
SURROUNDED by divers, a hungry green sea turtle enjoys being the centre of attention .
SQUABBLING over the last piece of grain, these hungry squirrels are determined to stock up on as much food as possible .
SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other .
HOTSPOT MEDIA - FUNKY BUMP: FROM MIRROR bellies to rainbow bumps these pregnancy casts of stone and bronze could be the funkiest way to preserve your bump for posterity .
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 .
SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .
AN OLD ENGLISH cottage packed full of history and valuables has been left to rot .
A brave leopard kicks back and relaxes in the sunshine - just inches from an enormous crocodile .
