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 .
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
A DETERMINED great blue heron holds on tightly to its prey as the furry gopher attempts to wriggle free .
This longhorn beetle demon-strates a dark side as it looks just like the devil .
A BRITISH couple are the first to tie the knot inside an enormous GLACIER in Iceland .
A Birmingham man inspired by sci-fi film Wall-E, has created a one- wheeled vehicle, controlled by signals from his BRAIN .
A baby sperm whale assumed the role of a friendly giant when faced with two awestruck divers .
HUNDREDS of colour coordinated yarns lie abandoned in this once thriving textile mill .
STRIKING photos capture nature at its most raw and powerful during Earth’s most electrifying event .
PERCHED on a branch, this Little Owl plays third wheel to two love birds .
SOARING through the air, this is the moment a hungry tawny owl arrives home with dinner .
Megan Brailsford, 32, from Cambridgeshire, met Daniel Dugdale, 29, in September 2020 .
FIFTEEEN years after it was closed pictures by a British teacher show the calamity Hong Kong airport that was closed for being too dangerous .