A professional dancer has embraced her individuality after refusing plastic surgery to remove a giant birthmark on her face. Canadian beauty, Cassandra Naud, 22, loves her unique appearance and even credits her birthmark for making her memorable in the dancing world. The pretty brunette, from Alberta, Canada, who was once told by a casting agent to digitally erase her birthmark from her headshots, says: 'My birthmark is a huge part of me. “It makes me unique and memorable, which is especially important for the career I’ve chosen.'
AN expectant mum suffered crippling contractions lasting a gruelling two months, due to complications from a rare condition .
Going for long rides through vast fields together, this twosome share an unbreakable bond .
FOR most restaurateurs, the phrase ‘the customer is always right’ is gospel .
An American man continues on his mission to document his journey around the globe by completing a world map tattoo on his back .
HUNDREDS of colour coordinated yarns lie abandoned in this once thriving textile mill .
AT first glance these images could easily be mistaken for photographs, but they are in-fact real life drawings created using nothing but coloured pencils .
A mischievous fox cub demonstrates his playful side by biting his sibling’s tail .
A woman has revealed how she didn’t know she was pregnant until she saw her baby’s head crowning .
NEVER mind being careful not to choke on your food, this mother bird has a bigger challenge on her hands, as her ravenous offspring impatiently launches its head down into her stomach .
A Brit photographer has captured one of the world's most camera-shy species of fish - during a game of underwater peek-a-boo .
A woman whose face and body was left scarred for life by angry sores, caused by Lupus, has become a diversity model .
The UK's first hotline - and possibly the galaxy's - for people who have been targeted by aliens has opened to the public .