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.
WITH A LITTLE cap of fresh snow resting on his head, this squirrel tries his best to pull off his new look .
BASKING in smug satisfaction, a confident squirrel gives a wink to the camera .
Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .
ROLLING across a 65-metre-high viaduct in the Alps, the red carriages of the Bernina Express add a splash of colour to the spectacular snow-covered Swiss surroundings .
SOARING at 112 miles per hour through the air, this petite blonde certainly lives up to her title as the fastest flying woman in the world .
A Brit photographer has captured one of the world's most camera-shy species of fish - during a game of underwater peek-a-boo .
DIPPING and diving their way through this bumpy journey, these giraffe's duck for cover as they dodge multiple cables and wires .
EAGERLY BITING his nails, this little squirrel is clearly nervous of looming predators as he searches for his meal .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
Balanced on one leg, a frog assumes the crane kick martial arts stance made famous in the movie The Karate Kid .