A scoliosis sufferer was heartbroken to learn surgery would stop her dancing - but she battled through the pain to complete her GCSE dance exams and earn A*. Phoebe Grace, from Ashford, Kent, was diagnosed with scoliosis in October 2013, and this summer underwent surgery to correct the severe 50 and 55 degree curves in her contorted spine. Despite being just weeks away from major spine surgery, the 16-year-old was determined to complete her last dance performance in June.
SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .
LIKE A living balloon this baitball of sardines is ready to burst when threatened by a pointy nosed sailfish .
HUNDREDS of colour coordinated yarns lie abandoned in this once thriving textile mill .
FULL OF STUNNING colours and swirling shapes, the furrows on these fields create a mix of mesmerising patterns .
STRETCHING his little legs in the air, a smiley leaf-tailed gecko breaks free from his old, scaly skin .
FULLY equipped with a kitchen and lounge, it's hard to believe this modern holiday let is actually a BUS .
FROM THE world famous Girl with a Pearl Earring painting to a jaguar in the grass, these incredible drawings are created from coloured ballpoint pens .
THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .
A BAMBI was dramatically caught in mid-air by a greedy Nile crocodile in a once-in-a-million flying pincer move .
An Italian photographer travelled to Chile where he visited several star-gazing sites, home to some of the world's most advanced telescopes, located in the spectacular setting of the Atacama desert .