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 .
LIKE A living balloon this baitball of sardines is ready to burst when threatened by a pointy nosed sailfish .
THIS is the EXPLOSIVE moment when a 50 metre high pylon came crashing down to earth in a rural field .
The gunslingers are long gone and tumbleweeds have taken over at this abandoned American Wild West Theme Park in Cornwall .
Is your cat bored? Do his usual playthings simply not do it for him anymore? Not to worry - there's an app for that .
A panic stricken kitten that got her head stuck in a car tyre has been freed by quick thinking RSPCA staff .
Exploding out of the water, a great white shark performs a backflip during a hunt for seals .
THESE kingfishers prove no rod is needed as they go fishing for their dinner .
WITHOUT A care in the world, this little snow monkey puts his feet up and settles in for a snooze .
A KITTEN'S teaparty and rat's playing dominoes are the bizarre creations by one of Britain's great eccentrics pictured in an incredible new book .
With a dust covered coat hung from a wardrobe door and a pair of glasses left on a shelf, a remote farmhouse lies abandoned in the Welsh countryside .
A diving guide leaves a shark completely docile and balanced in the palm of his hand .
SWIMMING in unison, millions of silverside fish dwarf the divers .