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.
Balanced on one leg, a frog assumes the crane kick martial arts stance made famous in the movie The Karate Kid .
CCTV shows a dark figure dumping the dog- A pet dog suffering with cancer has been put down after being dumped at an animal rescue in what officials said is the worst abandonment of any animal they have witnessed .
LIKE A living balloon this baitball of sardines is ready to burst when threatened by a pointy nosed sailfish .
A lazy tree frog, tired of hopping along a branch, chooses the slowest form of transport when it jumps on top of an unsuspecting snail .
STAIRWAY obsessed photographers have captured psychedelic shots that will mesmerise you .
A NINJA red squirrel cuts a dashing figure as the little fella jumps up to ten-feet between treetops in the Yorkshire Dales .
CAMPED out in the middle of a forest, these unusual hut hotels take you back to basics .
A BIKINI swim with jellyfish sounds like the most painful past-time on the planet .
DASHING through the snow, this little stoat is on the lookout for a Christmas feast .
THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .
These are the men with one of the most unpleasant jobs in the world .
Suspended FIFTY metres in the air, this is the last place that you would expect to find a fine dining experience .