A US firefighter has battled osteoarthritis and four hip replacements to break the world paddleboarding record. Robyn Benincasa, 47, paddled non-stop for 90 miles around California's Huntington Beach Harbour. The athlete, from Cardiff by the Sea, California, spent 24 hours standing on a surf board while struggling against the pain of her artificial hip. 'I did this for all of the amazing women I know who are recovering from medical setbacks. I want to show what's possible when you choose not to focus on what you've lost, but on being the best of what you are today,' Robyn said…
SPLASHING around in a paddling pool, this little elephant soaks up the sunshine .
STARING eagerly into the camera, this little toad is full of curiosity .
BEHIND the doors of this building, with its stacks of mattresses and discarded remains of wheelchairs, lies another victim of austerity cuts .
A grey whale and her calf greet an audience of awestruck admirers on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico .
CONTRASTING settings reveal some of England’s most beautiful landscapes in all their glory .
A blanket of fog is lit up by the colourful glowing lights of the city below .
The gunslingers are long gone and tumbleweeds have taken over at this abandoned American Wild West Theme Park in Cornwall .
An osprey soars through the air at 30 miles per hour before swooping down to catch its prey from a lake .
THIS is the awesome moment an Osprey catches its prey travelling at 50mph, giving new meaning to FAST FOOD .
A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .
