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.
BLOWING bubbles underwater, this adorable polar bear slides into his tank for a playful dip .
Balanced on one leg, a frog assumes the crane kick martial arts stance made famous in the movie The Karate Kid .
SAT ON top of a Brazilian turtle’s head, this little ladybird looks content as he studies his environment from a new height .
SPARKLING bright inside their box, it’s hard to believe these diamonds are made from the cremated remains of the deceased .
CAUSING a splash, this determined kingfisher goes hunting for dinner .
A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .
These uninvited guests ELEPHANTLY make their annual trip through the reception of this welcoming lodge .
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 hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .
The claws come out at meal time as a group of white tailed eagles brawl over road-kill .
A chipmunk, with his cheeks full to bursting, has no intention of leaving with an empty stomach .
A blanket of fog is lit up by the colourful glowing lights of the city below .