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 .
VIBRANT bursts of colour fill the screen as beautiful flowers blossom in these time-lapse videos .
STRIKING photos capture nature at its most raw and powerful during Earth’s most electrifying event .
Sam Notaro built his own flood defences to protect his four-bedroom home in Moorland, Somerset Flooding is likely to get worse around Somerset as groundwater levels continue to rise .
This is the moment a nimble red fox and a lumbering Alaskan brown bear were locked in a tense stand-off .
A photographer from the United Arab Emirates travelled to Pakistan where he captured the lives of local people in a series of expressive portraits .
A GLOWING range of greens and blues sweep across the sky in a spectacular display of light .
SNUGGLED up in the hay away from the elements, this adorable hoglet has sought solace with a familiar friend .
A COUNCIL has come under fire for slapping fines on people’s GRAVESTONES for breaching petty regulations on pot plants .
An aerial view of flooding in Gloucestershire .
CONTRASTING settings reveal some of England’s most beautiful landscapes in all their glory .
Peering curiously into a basket hanging off the arms of a snowman, this little squirrel appears fascinated by the snowy figure .
A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .