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 .
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 .
At least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon .
A GLOWING range of greens and blues sweep across the sky in a spectacular display of light .
WELCOME to the Temple of Zoom where you can “experience” sliding down a Mayan temple into shark infested waters .
The gunslingers are long gone and tumbleweeds have taken over at this abandoned American Wild West Theme Park in Cornwall .
IT'S the iconic TV show that influenced a whole generation in the 1990s .
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 .
This longhorn beetle demon-strates a dark side as it looks just like the devil .
A mischievous fox cub demonstrates his playful side by biting his sibling’s tail .
A makeup artist from the West Midlands magically transforms herself into famous cartoon characters using body paint .
HOPPING onto the scales, these adorable baby Humboldt penguins are ready for their first weigh-in .
