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 quiet Himalayan mountain village springs to life for a colourful Buddhist festival designed to expel evil spirits and bring happiness .
SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .
WITHOUT a care in the world, this little chimpanzee shows off her gymnastic skills as she swings around her enclosure .
DIPPING his head into the vase of water, this little squirrel takes a refreshing break from an afternoon of eating .
A grand 56-bedroom hotel, once heaving with injured soldiers during the First World War, now lies completely abandoned .
MEET the underwater British seal who is so friendly he loves to grapple divers like a friendly puppy dog .
BALANCING 30 metres above ground, these slackliners take the expression of living dangerously one step further, by tightrope walking NAKED .
A TAXIDERMY truck spotted in America’s Deep South could be the most gruesome wagon on the road .
STARING open-mouthed into the camera, this shocked fish looks out of place in the middle of its angry friends .