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.
Lying angelically with a range of expressions etched on their tiny faces, little bundles of joy are innocently captured in their first few days in these adorable photographs .
A six-year-old boy has been left almost blind after a one-in-a-million allergic reaction to antibiotics .
Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .
Pinning a purple flower into her bleach blonde hair, pretty Ava admired herself in the mirror .
Bathers on a New Zealand beach stripped naked and took to the Pacific Ocean in an attempt to shatter the record for the world's largest skinny dip .
A young mum-to-be who was told she would never fall pregnant due to a rare condition has decided to keep her miracle baby even though his birth could leave her paralysed and in pain forever .
ROLLING up snow in its tiny paws, this little squirrel is looking for a snowball fight .
SPLASHING around in a paddling pool, this little elephant soaks up the sunshine .
THESE LOVE BIRDS can’t keep their beaks off each other as they share a very public display of affection .
PILES of trash provide a living for thousands in Nairobi, Kenya .
ROLLING around in the snow, these young brown bears take a break from their play fight to share a tender hug with one another .
A teenage girl has grown back her entire face after being struck down by a rare skin disease .