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 .
A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .
LIKE A living balloon this baitball of sardines is ready to burst when threatened by a pointy nosed sailfish .
A British photographer has captured the beauty of London in a stunning series of landscapes shots .
SITTING on a burning sofa unable to move, one man turns his terrifying dreams into reality .
An aerial view of flooding in Gloucestershire .
FLAUNTING its new accessory, a fashionable green dumpy tree frog poses for the camera while wearing a SNAIL as a hat .
IT'S the iconic TV show that influenced a whole generation in the 1990s .
STRETCHING his little legs in the air, a smiley leaf-tailed gecko breaks free from his old, scaly skin .
The aurora lights captured in Blair Nebraska, America - WITH electrifying purple and illuminous green brightening up the night sky, this is the rare moment a flash of 'sprite' lightening was captured on camera .
AN OLD ENGLISH cottage packed full of history and valuables has been left to rot .
WELCOME to the pretty 122-inch-tall red dwelling that lays claim to the title of the UK's smallest house .
A cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo .