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 proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .
NATURE PAPARAZZIS prove you don't have to be Justin Bieber or Cheryl Cole to attract a pack of photographers .
A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .
FLEXING his muscles and staring straight at his opponent, this bodybuilding squirrel is the nuts .
Say cheese! This cheeky chappy isn’t in the mood to live up to his scary reputation as he is pictured here cracking a killer smile as he goes about his daily business .
COULD this be the most distastrous wedding cake fail EVER? Most brides opt for a traditional tiered white wedding cake decorated with delicate pink roses and lace for their big day .
A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .
FROM A mini table and chairs to a detailed violin, it’s hard to believe these incredible sculptures are all carved into the nib of PENCILS .
SITTING quietly at the edge of the lake, these two baby bears watch and learn as the adults hunt for fish .
A couple have tied the knot in a spectacular Harry Potter-themed wedding which cost £45,000 .
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
DIVING boffins fired harpoons into 30-foot-long whale sharks in a bid to put the sea-beasts on Google Maps .