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 starling and prairie dog will not back down an inch as they have a fearsome stand-off over who gets to eat a nut .
A BEAUTIFUL sight for the eyes and the imagination, these liquid sculptures take shape in many different colours and formations .
HUDDLING under a leaf, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls take shelter from the rain .
With an abandoned tricycle sitting in an empty corridor, this derelict but once grand mansion could be the setting for The Shining .
An Italian photographer travelled to northern India where he visited poverty stricken suburbs and captured ordinary people in a series of intimate and expressive portraits .
PICKING up a tiny tea-pot with its paws, a little red squirrel struggles to prepare its morning tea .
UNDERWATER and above-water seaside shots show the best of British beach-life .
LIFTING their heads high and bumping beaks, these aggressive pelicans clash over fish .
WELCOME to the Temple of Zoom where you can “experience” sliding down a Mayan temple into shark infested waters .
Scurrying along the branch of a tree, a little squirrel pushes a pram packed full of Easter treats .
AN OLD ENGLISH cottage packed full of history and valuables has been left to rot .
A couple have tied the knot in a spectacular Harry Potter-themed wedding which cost £45,000 .