Heart pounding, Rebecca Cain jumped as a car door slammed on the street outside. Alone at home, the 24-year-old hid behind drawn curtains and refused to answer the phone. It had been days since she'd ventured out to see her mates and even the sight of a new text had her on edge. For months, Rebecca was a nervous wreck - all because of her ex-boyfriend.
MEET the underwater British seal who is so friendly he loves to grapple divers like a friendly puppy dog .
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .
This starling and prairie dog will not back down an inch as they have a fearsome stand-off over who gets to eat a nut .
WONDERS of the world have been transformed into their mini-versions in a seven-year round the world adventure .
LIKE A living balloon this baitball of sardines is ready to burst when threatened by a pointy nosed sailfish .
An elegant snowy owl spreads her wings and glides effortlessly above the snow covered field .
Most people have an angel at the top of their Christmas tree, but one bear at Chester Zoo decided he wanted to be the star of the show .
BEHIND the doors of this building, with its stacks of mattresses and discarded remains of wheelchairs, lies another victim of austerity cuts .
HOPPING onto the scales, these adorable baby Humboldt penguins are ready for their first weigh-in .
WEARING tiny Christmas accessories, these adorable babies get into the spirit of the season .
AN anorexic woman whose heart stopped after she starved herself to 3st has revealed that ‘dying’ for a minute helped shock her into recovery .