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.
EAGERLY BITING his nails, this little squirrel is clearly nervous of looming predators as he searches for his meal .
AN ANGRY giraffe gave a bush-riding cyclist a scare when he stomped his £2K bike into the dirt .
SPLASHING in the water and fighting in-between rocks, these energetic tigers enjoy their fun-filled morning .
A Little owl looks down the lens of a camera and gives the photographer a cheeky wink .
BRAIDED, sculpted and beaded, these are the eye-catching hairstyles worn by the tribal women of Angola .
An adorable little squirrel wakes from a nap and pops out his tongue for the camera .
MEET the little lion of suburbia with a mane that makes him look like a mini-king of the jungle .
THESE BREATH-TAKING photographs show the natural beauty of Iceland's most famous waterfall .
A TEN-THOUSAND square foot wide Avatar-style grove is such a beauty it will leave you feeling VINE .
Here’s a pair of shoes that really are fit for a princess, and with a price tag of more than £276,000, they are the most expensive shoes in the world .
A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .
WITH his spiked ears and yellow and blue body, a colourful monkey bears an uncanny resemblance to Marvel Comics’ Wolverine .