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.
STRETCHING his little legs in the air, a smiley leaf-tailed gecko breaks free from his old, scaly skin .
CAUSING a splash, this determined kingfisher goes hunting for dinner .
SOARING through the air, this is the moment a hungry tawny owl arrives home with dinner .
A group of otters put on a show of aqua aerobics, as they raise their flippers perfectly in sync .
A striped marlin means business as it spots lunch and spears a small fish .
A ROAD KILL munching Scot has chewed on everything from a dead squirrel to an unlucky crow – all in the name of art .
RACING through the mountain range on horseback, the Kazakh people practice their ancient tradition of hunting with golden eagles .
A diver looks like a minnow as she swims alongside a gigantic whale shark, the largest species of fish on the planet .
Beautiful turquoise waves rise and fall in a series of stunning images taken along the coastline of south-eastern Australia .
Ever wished you could live in a house just like Barbie's? Canadian sculptor Heather Benning has created the life-size dollhouse of her dreams out a derelict building .
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .
THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .