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.
THIS is the EXPLOSIVE moment when a 50 metre high pylon came crashing down to earth in a rural field .
HUDDLING under a leaf, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls take shelter from the rain .
TUGGING at his exhausted mum's ears, a beautiful baby orangutan refuses to settle for a nap as he begins a game of peek-a-boo .
PUSHING the diver out of his way, this little sea turtle shows he’s not in the mood for photographs .
A Birmingham man inspired by sci-fi film Wall-E, has created a one- wheeled vehicle, controlled by signals from his BRAIN .
SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive .
CAUSING a splash, this determined kingfisher goes hunting for dinner .
A striped marlin means business as it spots lunch and spears a small fish .
BLOWING bubbles underwater, this adorable polar bear slides into his tank for a playful dip .
From vivid greens to glowing pinks, the colours of the aurora borealis fill the night sky above a snow covered Lapland .
With blue waves tumbling over them, these surfers glide underneath a tunnel of water .