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 .
Lying angelically with a range of expressions etched on their tiny faces, little bundles of joy are innocently captured in their first few days in these adorable photographs .
WITH HIS PAW covering his mouth, this cheeky cub looks amused by something .
An Indonesian farmer is dragged through muddy water as he clings to the tails of two charging cows .
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 .
STOOD side by side next to a busy road, these buildings were once bustling with life .
NOT YOUR everyday selfie, this plucky diver poses with some of the scariest predators in the ocean .
An osprey soars through the air at 30 miles per hour before swooping down to catch its prey from a lake .
WITH their robotic movements and pristine uniforms, these are the sexy traffic girls of North Korea that are becoming iconic figures in the secretive state .
BOXING DAY has come early for this pair of feisty squirrels, as their Christmas party quickly turns sour .
HUNDREDS of colour coordinated yarns lie abandoned in this once thriving textile mill .
A grand 56-bedroom hotel, once heaving with injured soldiers during the First World War, now lies completely abandoned .