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 .
THIS ONE of a kind experience brings a whole new meaning to the phrase 'a coffee to go' .
SURROUNDED by divers, a hungry green sea turtle enjoys being the centre of attention .
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 .
An Italian photographer travelled to the highlands of New Guinea where he met an Indonesian tribe untouched by the modern world .
A brave leopard kicks back and relaxes in the sunshine - just inches from an enormous crocodile .
NEW DELHI, A woman activist of India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party crosses a police barricade near the residence of ruling Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi during a protest against the recent rape of a five-year-old girl in New Delhi, India, April 21, 2013 .
At first glance what might look like ordinary rusty bridge and road railings, are in fact amazing works of art .
HOTSPOT MEDIA - FUNKY BUMP: FROM MIRROR bellies to rainbow bumps these pregnancy casts of stone and bronze could be the funkiest way to preserve your bump for posterity .
This cheeky chappie is getting into all kinds of monkey business as he enjoys cooling off on a scorching hot day .
HUNDREDS of colour coordinated yarns lie abandoned in this once thriving textile mill .
SQUABBLING over the last piece of grain, these hungry squirrels are determined to stock up on as much food as possible .
AIRPORT staff have been put on alert after diet pills that come in grenade shaped containers sparked security alerts .