hairdresser creates crazy hairstyles for charity: making mad
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a hairdresser with an eye for wacky and creative hairdos is ridding the world of conventional haircuts while raising money for charity one head at a time myke ohalloran 25 from melbourne australia has raised more than 20000 14000 giving volunteers brightly coloured hairstyles the experienced hairdresser who has been doing hair for a decade recently travelled around the east coast of australia offering his unique skills to daring punters mykes first foray into the world of quirky hairstyles came about a few years ago when a friend who was suffering from cancer wanted to dye her hair rainbow-coloured videographer director: myke ohalloran producer: shannon lane ruby coote editor: sonia estal

tiny echidna babies open their eyes: zooborns
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australias taronga zoo has celebrated its first successful breeding of adorable short-beaked echidna in nearly 30 years keepers at the sydney zoo are monitoring the progress of three healthy young echidna - known as puggles - and their first-time mothers: ganyi spike and pitpa a puggle hatches after ten days and its mother carries it in a pouch-like skin for up to two months until it begins to develop spines it is then deposited in a specially constructed nursery burrow with the mother returning to feed it every three to six days videographer director: zooborns producer: hannah stevens nick johnson editor: sonia estal

worlds smallest working dog: superpower dogs
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tiny teacup terrier lucy has a superpower - she is the worlds smallest working dog with the biggest heart the mini yorkshire terrier stands at just 57 inches tall is only 75 inches long and 29 lbs in weight while most working dogs are known for their strength and agility lucy holds the guinness world record for being the smallest working dog - for her work as a pet therapy dog together with owner sally montufar a college teacher from south jersey lucy visits the vulnerable sick and disabled bringing them comfort and distraction from the challenges in their lives to support superpower dogs visit: http:bitlysuperpowergo videographer director: ruaridh connellan producer: nathalie bonney ellie winstanley editor: ian phillips

world039s wildest animal friendships: beast buddies
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from the big to the small the record breaking and the downright jaw-dropping here are some of the worlds maddest pets animals really are a mans best friend but instead of owning a run-of-the-mill pet pooch people around the world have gone above and beyond for the most incredible animal and human friendships

kong: the 150lb pitbull puppy set to outgrow hulk dog dynasty
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subscribe to barcroft animals: http:bitly2cecjy0meet king kong the giant 150lb puppy set to outgrow even his supersized pit bull father internet legend the hulk at just over a year old the colossal pup is already closing in on his world famous 175lb dad - and still has plenty of growing left to do and kong has already built up a loyal following on social media with fans won over by his huge frame and goofy smile kongs story is featured in the new season of barcroft tvs hit online show dog dynasty which has racked up more than 150 million views on youtube and facebook the show follows the fortunes of hulk and new hampshire-based dog breeders dark dynasty k9s who sell protection dogs for between 5000 and 25000 the show has catapulted hulk to global superstardom with the lovable giant having his own dog food brand and merchandise line dog dynasty season 3 is available on barcroft animals youtube page and the dog dynasty facebook watch pagevideo credits:director of photogr

losing weight could kill 392lb model039s career: hooked on the look
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glamour model sarah rout revels in her status as a body positive 28 stone big beautiful woman bbw - but doctors have warned her she will die if she does not lose weight but despite their stark warnings the plus size model says she doesnt want to lose her self-confidence or alienate her ever-growing legion of fans by dispensing with her beloved trademark curves the 30-year-old size-30 mother-of-three has been modeling for seven years and now relies on her husband tony to help her with some simple things her size makes difficult including drying her back and legs and helping her up from low furniture doctors have warned sarah who models under the name babyjane she is at high risk of a heart attack and diabetes three years ago they launched bbw angels a website where bbw models can promote themselves and fans are able to find and follow their work videographer director: david hare producer: charley sutton ellie win

body paint artist transforms humans into realistic animals: making mad
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an artist brings animals to life using body paint and contorted models at first glance these images could be mistaken for portraits of wildlife in their natural habitat were created with paper and paint however they are actually the incredible works of illusion by talented body painter gesine marwedel who paints models to creates realistic animals marwedel 29 from dortmund germany has always been fascinated by the concept of transferring her designs to human bodies and her latest project features models posing in contorted positions one image appears to show an elegant swan in a park pond whilst another picture shows a mother penguin and its chick in a snowy landscape videographer director: gesine marwedel producer: crystal chung nick johnson editor: ian phillips

teen sfx makeup artist creates gory horror wounds: making mad
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meet special-effects makeup artist amanda prescott who is thrilling halloween gore fans with her shockingly realistic creations the 17-year-old039s ghastly videos include bloody chopped-off hands open surgical wounds and even broken bones the self-taught artist from ansonia connecticut began experimenting with these effects when she was just twelve using her own homemade scar wax for more information follow https:wwwinstagramcomamandaprescottfx videographer director: amanda prescott producer: nora hakramaj nick johnson editor: ian phillips

parents feed cerebral palsy daughter mouth to mouth: extreme love
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a dedicated couple have raised an abandoned disabled child keeping her alive by feeding her mouth-to-mouth like a birdli huanme found her daughter likun 16 years ago in the hallway of the hospital in shanxi province north china while working as a cleanerfearing the tiny baby would die li huanme took likun home and she and her husband zhao yuchun have cared for the child ever sincethey feed likun who hascerebral palsyby chewing her hot food and transferring it from their own mouth into hers likun eats three meals per day each with a feeding time of around two hours but despite the time-consuming routine the couple who also have two older children have pledged never to abandon theiradopted daughter videographer director: luo xiang producer: shannon lane ellie winstanley editor: marcus cooper

insane 500000 holographic lamborghini aventador: ridiculous rides
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a car enthusiast enjoyed the opportunity of a lifetime by driving a rare modified lamborghini worth more than half a million dollars japanese car culture expert steve feldman put the limited edition lamborghini aventador roadster through its paces during an epic night drive in tokyo released in 2013 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of lamborghini only 100 anniversary aventador roadster models were built and this model has been customized with 20000 of led lights and a 10000 holographic vinyl wrap videographer director: steves pov producer: bunmi adigun ruby coote editor: james thorne

adorable two week old baby rhino: cute as fluff
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take a look at the first baby rhino to be born in a german zoo in 2016 the still namelessyoungster is the fifth baby from parents nane and usoni and was successfully delivered on august 22nd the birth of the little female rhino took place at krefeld zoo in west germany a zoo that supports the protection of rhinos from poachers in thewild videographer director: rainer schimpf producer: danny baggot nick johnson editor: ian phillips sonia estal

pro-gun lgbt group pink pistols fight hate crime with firearms
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a gun group are encouraging members of the gay community to take up arms after recent hate crimes pink pistols are a lgbt gun advocacy group that teaches members how to safely defend themselves using firearms one of the latest factions to open was the orlando group in florida after the pulse nightclub shootings where 50 innocent people were killed in june last year now the orlando community has come together in unity and are fighting back against hate crime videographer director: francisco hidalgo producer: emma pearson nick johnson editor: sonia estal

baby born with heart outside her chest: born different
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when expectant mother caitlin veitz attended a routine 20 week ultrasound she and her husband brian were expecting to find out if their baby was a boy or a girl but instead her and her husband brian were given some shocking news their baby daughters little heart was growing outside of her chest their baby girl had a rare congenital heart defect chd ectopia cordis that affects only one in every 100000 babies although chds are the most common birth defect of all occurring in nine in every 1000 births ectopic cordis is the rarest form and is lethal - 95 per cent of babies with ectopic cordis die within a week of being born and 90 per cent pass away within three days videographer director: deanne billings producer: katie mercer ruby coote editor: marcus cooper

the little boy with a giant leg: born different
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a rare genetic disorder has caused a childs leg to swell to four times its normal size three-year-old akshaj khandelwal from dwarka in delhi has been diagnosed with klippel-trenaunay syndrome kts a rare condition that has caused excessive growth on the right side of his body the three symptoms associated with the syndrome which affects one or two in 100000 people are port wine stains large varicose veins and hypertrophy extra growth of one limb videographer director: shams qari producer: haziq qadri ruby coote editor: sonia estal

london039s museum of curiosities holds the weird and wonderful: store crazy
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shrunken heads celebrity poo and chocolate prime ministers are just a few of the victor wynd museums favourite things from the outside of this small london museum its hard to tell what exactly is on display - and if you thought the taxidermy and skeletons on the ground floor were unusual just wait until you go down the spiral staircase where things get a lot weirder originally intended to run for just six months due to its popularity eight years later the victor wynd museum still welcomes 300-500 people every week videographer director: adam gray producer: shannon lane michael muncer editor: james thorne