Jostling their quills into the noses of some unlucky cubs, this is the moment two feisty porcupines ALMOST defeat a pride of seven lions. The porcupines, after leaving their spikey mark, hurry away from the pack of big cats. But they are unable to escape when the pride's alpha male lion arrives and devours the retreating spine covered rodents. Amateur photographer and software tester Philip Eglise witness the battle during a trip to the Kalahari Desert, South Africa .
TRYING their best to wriggle away, three adorable tiger cubs receive their health checks at Chester Zoo .
FISTS fly as two gorillas take each other on in a dramatic battle .
Suspended FIFTY metres in the air, this is the last place that you would expect to find a fine dining experience .
SNEAKING slowly into the water, this Bengal tiger plans a vicious attack on three unsuspecting deer .
IN a galaxy not so far away lies a magical display of lights that could be the latest image from NASA .
A tiny puppy who lost his front legs after being hit by a train has been given and new LEASH of life with a set of wheels .
An Italian photographer travelled to northern India where he visited poverty stricken suburbs and captured ordinary people in a series of intimate and expressive portraits .
A SERENE turquoise glow glimmers from underneath these powerful icebergs .
A fox takes a tumble and lands on his head when he tries to fend off a pair of eagles in Japan .
This cheeky chappie is getting into all kinds of monkey business as he enjoys cooling off on a scorching hot day .
In the calm waters of Greenland, gigantic icebergs dwarf everything around them .