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.
TUGGING on the wing of his sibling, this needy owl is after some attention .
At least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon .
HUDDLED together on a branch, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls soak up the sun .
LYING flat out on his back, this little meerkat makes the most of the English sunshine .
This was the chaotic scene when the driver of a 4x4 vehicle became periously trapped under his vehicle for an HOUR when it overturned after a crash on a busy motorway .
In the calm waters of Greenland, gigantic icebergs dwarf everything around them .
THESE LOVE BIRDS can’t keep their beaks off each other as they share a very public display of affection .
A lazy otter finds the ideal spot to soak up the sun and sleep off his lunch .
A striped marlin means business as it spots lunch and spears a small fish .
A young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .
FULL OF STUNNING colours and swirling shapes, the furrows on these fields create a mix of mesmerising patterns .