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.
FORGET Thorpe Park this summer as this is a 50 mile-per-hour ride over the Colorado River CANYON .
THIS ONE of a kind experience brings a whole new meaning to the phrase 'a coffee to go' .
A pair of adorable polar bear cubs play-fight with each other in the Alaskan snow .
AN ITALIAN mechanic has created the world’s most ferocious mini-car .
MESMERIZING night sky photographs offer a spellbinding look at the stars .
Jostling their quills into the noses of some unlucky cubs, this is the moment two feisty porcupines ALMOST defeat a pride of seven lions .
HUDDLING under a leaf, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls take shelter from the rain .
FLEXING his muscles and staring straight at his opponent, this bodybuilding squirrel is the nuts .
GIANT garden sculptures don't beat about the bush .
A cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo .
ARM extended and head flung back, this little chipmunk performs a loose-limbed yoga move .