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…
WITH A STERN look of determination on their faces, these adorable pooches perfect their doggy paddle as they dive head first into a swimming pool .
LYING back in the snow, these two polar bears share a cuddle as they call time out on playtime .
MEET the underwater British seal who is so friendly he loves to grapple divers like a friendly puppy dog .
LIFTING their heads high and bumping beaks, these aggressive pelicans clash over fish .
With a dust covered coat hung from a wardrobe door and a pair of glasses left on a shelf, a remote farmhouse lies abandoned in the Welsh countryside .
SITTING quietly at the edge of the lake, these two baby bears watch and learn as the adults hunt for fish .
A BROWN bear wades through waters in Alaska and waits for his lunch .
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A hypnotherapist filmed himself sexually abusing a 19-year-old patient while she was in a trance-like state .
A Brit photographer has captured one of the world's most camera-shy species of fish - during a game of underwater peek-a-boo .