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.
This is the moment a nimble red fox and a lumbering Alaskan brown bear were locked in a tense stand-off .
PICKING up a tiny tea-pot with its paws, a little red squirrel struggles to prepare its morning tea .
A terrified moose, trapped in a frozen lake, bobs her head above the icey water and awaits her rescue .
With the vivid red smoke billowing into the sky amid the misty sand dunes, these are the blissful views provided at the break of dawn at a volcano .
POWERFUL bolts of lightning illuminate the night sky in an incredible autumn storm over the Sardinian coastline .
A doting seal smiles at her sweet little pup as she tickles its tummy on the beach .
A photographer has captured stunning photographs of the Milky Way above picturesque landscapes in the UK and Italy .
SQUABBLING over the last piece of grain, these hungry squirrels are determined to stock up on as much food as possible .
Primed and ready for action, this collection of striking images from the battlefield could be mistaken for authentic photos taking during World War II .
Armed with a snorkel, flippers and her skimpy bikini, an intrepid female free diver swims alongside an array of reef sharks .
