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 .
SNOWBOARDING in your £2,000 wedding dress sounds like a nightmare for most brides .
A pair of BEAUTIFUL rescue sea turtles spot their catch in the waters of the Great Barrier Reef .
THESE kaleidoscopic-like photographs capture England’s churches and cathedrals in all their glory .
An Indonesian farmer is dragged through muddy water as he clings to the tails of two charging cows .
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 elegant snowy owl spreads her wings and glides effortlessly above the snow covered field .
An osprey soars through the air at 30 miles per hour before swooping down to catch its prey from a lake .
CCTV shows a dark figure dumping the dog- A pet dog suffering with cancer has been put down after being dumped at an animal rescue in what officials said is the worst abandonment of any animal they have witnessed .
A hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .
LIFTING their heads high and bumping beaks, these aggressive pelicans clash over fish .
AN ARRAY of colours, from pinks to blues and oranges, fill the night sky to create an amazing collection of interstellar patterns .
ARM extended and head flung back, this little chipmunk performs a loose-limbed yoga move .