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.
Beautiful turquoise waves rise and fall in a series of stunning images taken along the coastline of south-eastern Australia .
FROM KISSING an alligator on the nose to walking over broken glass, this fearless daredevil is a real life female JACKASS .
THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .
EXPERTLY camouflaged, this clever panther chameleon knows how to catch its prey by surprise .
An intrepid explorer hopes to be reunited with his travel partner, after his cuddly toy companion was stolen .
These uninvited guests ELEPHANTLY make their annual trip through the reception of this welcoming lodge .
It's incredible to think anyone could live in such horrendous squalor - yet two men have been prosecuted for keeping their homes in such revolting conditions that it was no longer fit for their animals .
BRAIDED, sculpted and beaded, these are the eye-catching hairstyles worn by the tribal women of Angola .
A NINJA red squirrel cuts a dashing figure as the little fella jumps up to ten-feet between treetops in the Yorkshire Dales .
An osprey soars through the air at 30 miles per hour before swooping down to catch its prey from a lake .
A pair of snarling foxes go paw-to-paw and brawl after unexpectedly crossing paths .
With the full moon looming behind him, this polar bear nestles down for the night .