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 .
AN ARRAY of colours, from pinks to blues and oranges, fill the night sky to create an amazing collection of interstellar patterns .
A pair of snarling foxes go paw-to-paw and brawl after unexpectedly crossing paths .
SITTING on a burning sofa unable to move, one man turns his terrifying dreams into reality .
MEET the little lion of suburbia with a mane that makes him look like a mini-king of the jungle .
Blonde teen Jess Stubbs has certainly got girl power - as Britain’s youngest TRUCKER .
These are the amazing close up pictures of North Korea's mass games - after photographers were previously banned from taking shots so close to the dazzling formation dances .
A SHOCKING cartoon of a black man carrying bags saying‘’zippadydoohdah zip-up immigrant bags’ has appeared in a shop window and is being investigated by police .
This frozen lighthouse in Michigan could easily be mistaken for a still from the snow swept disaster movie The Day After Tomorrow .
Destroyed buildings and overturned cars are seen after a huge tornado struck Moore, Oklahoma, near Oklahoma City, May 20, 2013 .
WITH SNOW COVERING the ground around them, these two polar bears play fight .
EAGERLY BITING his nails, this little squirrel is clearly nervous of looming predators as he searches for his meal .
A US firefighter has battled osteoarthritis and four hip replacements to break the world paddleboarding record .