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.
SPLASHING in the water and fighting in-between rocks, these energetic tigers enjoy their fun-filled morning .
Sprawled out on top of a log, this sleeping leopard takes a relaxing break from his daily routine .
A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .
A terrified moose, trapped in a frozen lake, bobs her head above the icey water and awaits her rescue .
An Italian photographer travelled to Chile where he visited several star-gazing sites, home to some of the world's most advanced telescopes, located in the spectacular setting of the Atacama desert .
THIS BIGFOOT 'Jesus bird' may look silly, but he's perfectly designed for walking on water .
Soldiers standing guard outside the Woolwich barracks in London - Two terror suspects are under armed guard in separate hospitals in London after a serving soldier was hacked to death in the street .
WELCOME to the pretty 122-inch-tall red dwelling that lays claim to the title of the UK's smallest house .
A project to create an underwater tribute to the stone Moai statues of Easter Island ended in disaster when 15 replica structures were destroyed after toppling from a boat and into the sea .
RAISING his flipper, this two day old seal pup gives a wave to the camera .
COURAGEOUS CLIMBERS scale frozen waterfalls in Canada, as the ice threatens to collapse beneath them .
BREATHING life back into old photographs, these black and white images are transformed by colour .