Jostling their quills into the noses of some unlucky cubs, this is the moment two feisty porcupines ALMOST defeat a pride of seven lions .

Soldiers standing guard outside the Woolwich barracks in London - Two terror suspects are under armed guard in separate hospitals in London after a serving soldier was hacked to death in the street .

IN a galaxy not so far away lies a magical display of lights that could be the latest image from NASA .

PUSHING the diver out of his way, this little sea turtle shows he’s not in the mood for photographs .

SPARKLING bright inside their box, it’s hard to believe these diamonds are made from the cremated remains of the deceased .

While often referred to as the kings of the jungle, gorillas - for all their might - are notorious hydrophobes .

Balanced on one leg, a frog assumes the crane kick martial arts stance made famous in the movie The Karate Kid .

A floating market in Indonesia is bursting with vibrant colours as wooden rowing boats loaded with fruit and vegetables crowd the river .

A "supermoon" rises this weekend .

WITH their robotic movements and pristine uniforms, these are the sexy traffic girls of North Korea that are becoming iconic figures in the secretive state .

PRANKSTER Dom Joly was so livid when he was slapped with a parking ticket that he took to Twitter to vent his anger – only to discover he was the victim of his own gag! The comic got a taste of his own medicine when he was tricked by a fellow joker for the first time in a decade .

Beautiful turquoise waves rise and fall in a series of stunning images taken along the coastline of south-eastern Australia .