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.
Most people bend over backwards to keep children entertained, but this baboon show us how it’s done .
At first glance what might look like ordinary rusty bridge and road railings, are in fact amazing works of art .
Animal rescue volunteers have told how a cat riddled with cancer was forced to ripped off its own ears after it was abandoned by its owners .
DIVING down at a speed of 75mph, this is the moment a hungry osprey caught his prey .
NOT YOUR everyday selfie, this plucky diver poses with some of the scariest predators in the ocean .
BRAIDED, sculpted and beaded, these are the eye-catching hairstyles worn by the tribal women of Angola .
IN a galaxy far, far away, this collection of stunning interstellar formations will leave you STARSTRUCK .
A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .
ALL IS not as it seems in these deceptive cityscapes .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
Beautiful turquoise waves rise and fall in a series of stunning images taken along the coastline of south-eastern Australia .
VENTURING into the ocean with self-made spears and nets, the fishermen of Zanzibar put their lives on the line when they catch food for their families .