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.
AN ARRAY of colours, from pinks to blues and oranges, fill the night sky to create an amazing collection of interstellar patterns .
A chipmunk, with his cheeks full to bursting, has no intention of leaving with an empty stomach .
Most people bend over backwards to keep children entertained, but this baboon show us how it’s done .
LIFTING their heads high and bumping beaks, these aggressive pelicans clash over fish .
An Italian photographer travelled to northern India where he visited poverty stricken suburbs and captured ordinary people in a series of intimate and expressive portraits .
LEAF-ing much to the imagination, this camera trickery is blooming marvellous .
POWERFUL bolts of lightning illuminate the night sky in an incredible autumn storm over the Sardinian coastline .
TUGGING on the wing of his sibling, this needy owl is after some attention .
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
