A US firefighter has battled osteoarthritis and four hip replacements to break the world paddleboarding record. Robyn Benincasa, 47, paddled non-stop for 90 miles around California's Huntington Beach Harbour. The athlete, from Cardiff by the Sea, California, spent 24 hours standing on a surf board while struggling against the pain of her artificial hip. 'I did this for all of the amazing women I know who are recovering from medical setbacks. I want to show what's possible when you choose not to focus on what you've lost, but on being the best of what you are today,' Robyn said…
A pair of adorable polar bear cubs play-fight with each other in the Alaskan snow .
A curious red squirrel takes a break from collecting nuts and tries her hand at photography .
RACING through the mountain range on horseback, the Kazakh people practice their ancient tradition of hunting with golden eagles .
LYING flat out on his back, this little meerkat makes the most of the English sunshine .
A toddler has shrugged off death an incredible 10 times thanks to his parents who revive him with the kiss of life every two weeks .
An intrepid explorer hopes to be reunited with his travel partner, after his cuddly toy companion was stolen .
MESMERIZING night sky photographs offer a spellbinding look at the stars .
BURSTING from the water, a beautiful but deadly Sumatran tiger jumps for food in an Indonesian zoo .
NEW DELHI, A woman activist of India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party crosses a police barricade near the residence of ruling Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi during a protest against the recent rape of a five-year-old girl in New Delhi, India, April 21, 2013 .
ALL IS not as it seems in these deceptive cityscapes .
HUDDLING under a leaf, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls take shelter from the rain .