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 lazy tree frog, tired of hopping along a branch, chooses the slowest form of transport when it jumps on top of an unsuspecting snail .
A diving guide leaves a shark completely docile and balanced in the palm of his hand .
A little clownfish opens its mouth to reveal a blood sucking intruder living on its tongue .
LEAPING through the air this determined little mouse is on a mission for food .
SURROUNDED by divers, a hungry green sea turtle enjoys being the centre of attention .
WEARING tiny Christmas accessories, these adorable babies get into the spirit of the season .
Balanced on one leg, a frog assumes the crane kick martial arts stance made famous in the movie The Karate Kid .
With the full moon looming behind him, this polar bear nestles down for the night .
A grey whale and her calf greet an audience of awestruck admirers on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico .
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 .
COURAGEOUS CLIMBERS scale frozen waterfalls in Canada, as the ice threatens to collapse beneath them .