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BUMBO Instagram model branded ‘cruel’ for stripping off and lying naked on top of elephant for snap A MODEL and influencer has stirred controversy after posing for a photograph nude on top of an elephant. Jessica Rast, who has appeared on the cover of MAXIM, posted the image to social media following a holiday in Bali She said she was inspired to create the shot after watching a nature programme in Australia and going on a safari during her travels. The image showed her in an area of jungle, naked and lying along the back of a elephant that was sat on the ground. A caption read: "Just being a forest fairy. "We are nature. This is natural. Do you find this artistic or offensive? To me, everything (and everyone) is art." She added: “The photo was taken very calmly – there were animal protectors to help me make the click.” Another picture showed her in just bikini bottoms standing on tip toes to kiss an elephant between the eyes. Rast boasts over 328,000 followers on Ins...

Elephant tries to rip off a woman's bikini in hilarious footage…but viewers call out the 'victim' for staging the stunt This is the moment an elephant appears to try to remove a woman's bikini after she stands right next to it at a safari park.  Self-proclaimed Instagram model Francia James claims she was groped by the 9,000-pound African elephant at Myrtle Beach safari park in South Carolina. However, the 34-year-old female tusker may have been drawn to a smell on the woman's torso. Some viewers have criticised Ms James for posting the shot, saying they 'don't understand' why the mammal was used to 'promote her body'.  Footage shows Ms James walking up to the behemoth, that was rescued after her herd was killed by poachers, wearing only a bikini in order to stroke it.  However, the tusker immediately appears to be more interested in the scent of something on her body. Feigning surprise at the intrusion, Ms James jumps away in apparent sh...

They'll never forget this: Model poses naked with circus elephants in series of stunning black and white photographs  A photographer who once captured Victoria Beckham naked has released a new set of stunning images that see a model pose in her birthday suit along side an elephant. Dancing With Elephants, previously unseen in the UK, was created in homage to Richard Avedon's famous photograph Dovima with Elephants, only this time the model is pictured naked. Hamburg-born photographer Vanessa Von Zitzewitz latest images are an exploration of the artist’s on-going fascination with human relationships with the natural world.  Vanessa says she is drawn to portraying man and nature’s vulnerabilities, strengths and relationships, and in this series of images she attempts to portray power and fragility through contrast. In this specific body of work, Vanessa references Dovima WithElephants, a series of photographs by Richard Avedon at the Cirque d'Hiver of Paris, ori...

Widow, 60, nicknamed 'elephant woman' for the huge tumour on her face makes a desperate plea for help after being abandoned by her family  An elderly woman has been living with large facial tumours since she was three as she cannot afford surgery to remove them.  The woman from Luoyang City, China has been forced to let the tumours grow and they now reach her waist.  Duan who is now in her 60s receives a government subsidy but it is not enough to pay for treatment.  The woman suffers from neurofibromatosis and has tumours all over her body.  She first showed signs of the condition when she was three years old. Neurofibromatosis is the result of a genetic mutation and causes tumours to grow in the nervous system.  Without access to surgery, the woman was forced to let them grow.  Duan says she was married twice in the past.  Her first marriage ended in divorce and her second husband passed away 10 years ago.  She didn't have...

Terrifying moment man c choked and dragged half-naked girlfriend into elevator before holding her hostage inside Argentina rental home Disturbing surveillance footage captured the moment a man dragged his half-naked girlfriend into the elevator of their Argentina vacation rental, where he held her hostage for 48 hours until police intervened. The shocking surveillance video was made public for the first time Tuesday, five days after the 33-year-old woman was allegedly attacked by her 39-year-old boyfriend in the northern Patagonia seaside city of Puerto Madryn. The brute could be seen grabbing his girlfriend by the ankles and dragging her into the lift. The man kept the woman hostage in their apartment for several hours until she managed to escape, authorities said.  A 39-year-old man places his 33-year-old girlfriend in a chokehold before he dragged her inside their Argentina vacation rental's elevator last Thursday and held her hostage for 48 hours before police rescued the w...

They were found like this, with her pierced by an arrow and her baby clinging to her paw. And as the volunteer picked her up to take her to the clinic, the little one continued to cling tenaciously. The two opossums are doing well, she has been saved, and she will continue to care for her baby. "Dear" poachers, even though it seems like you have the weapons in hand, in the end, it will always be life that prevails.

How is it offensive? It's just a body' Woman appears NAKED on Good Morning Britain as she hits back at people who find nude sunbathing 'selfish and triggering' A woman who appeared naked on Good Morning Britain has sparked fierce debate after hitting back at people who find nude sunbathing 'selfish and triggering'. Naturist Helen Berriman, from the UK, was invited on the ITV show this morning to discuss the topic with brand and culture expert Nick Ede. She is a a freelance naked lifestyle writer, journalist and also a Women in Naturism Officer for British Naturism, a UK national Naturist organisation. The pair were discussing an incident which recently took place at Hampstead Heath pond in North London where staff called the police on a naked sunbather who refused to cover themselves up. To argue her point more effectively, Helen decided to appear on the panel - hosted by former MP Ed Balls and Charlotte Hawkins - in the nude, meaning ITV...