A woman has spoken of her heartbreak after she was rejected by an adoption agency because of her pregnancy phobia. Kayleigh-Emma Shiel, 30, has always dreamed of becoming a mother, but suffers from tokophobia – a fear of childbirth. Her condition means that she is unable to conceive a child of her own as she is too terrified of pregnancy and the associated pain. Believing that adoption was her only chance of becoming a mother, Kayleigh and her fabricator husband Gary, 47, applied to adopt a child in January this year. But the couple, from Elland, West Yorkshire, were rejected partly due to Kayleigh’s unusual phobia.
STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .
A DETERMINED great blue heron holds on tightly to its prey as the furry gopher attempts to wriggle free .
An Indonesian farmer is dragged through muddy water as he clings to the tails of two charging cows .
TRYING their best to wriggle away, three adorable tiger cubs receive their health checks at Chester Zoo .
A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .
These beautiful photographs show how these playful pods of dolphins make their own fun by gliding, flipping and spinning through the air whilst enjoying the sun on their backs .
Sitting all alone on drift ice in the Arctic Ocean, this lonely little fella looks lost .
RESTING his weary head on his flipper, this little seal pup takes a much needed nap after an afternoon of strenuous yoga .
SHOWING off her best assets for the camera, this cheeky orangutan is in the mood for love, puckering up her lips to blow the biggest kiss she can .
Lying angelically with a range of expressions etched on their tiny faces, little bundles of joy are innocently captured in their first few days in these adorable photographs .
SPURTING water 20ft into the air, this is one well you wouldn't want to dip your bucket into .
The gunslingers are long gone and tumbleweeds have taken over at this abandoned American Wild West Theme Park in Cornwall .