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.
A little caterpillar fearlessly scampers down a branch and confronts a praying mantis .
Staring death in the face, a little field mouse bravely confronts a hungry cat .
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A terrified moose, trapped in a frozen lake, bobs her head above the icey water and awaits her rescue .
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An aerial view of flooding in Gloucestershire .
