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 .
AT 4,800 metres high and just three metres wide, this is the most dangerous road in the world .
Throwing a right hook as he launches onto his opponent with his gnarling teeth at the ready, this is the OTTER-LY ruthless showdown between two otters .
STAIRWAY obsessed photographers have captured psychedelic shots that will mesmerise you .
ROLLING around in the snow, these young brown bears take a break from their play fight to share a tender hug with one another .
SAT ON top of a Brazilian turtle’s head, this little ladybird looks content as he studies his environment from a new height .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
INSIDE Britain's last Naval hospital where scurvy was cured looks like an NHS time capsule .
WELCOME to the pretty 122-inch-tall red dwelling that lays claim to the title of the UK's smallest house .
A cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo .
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .
BREATHING life back into old photographs, these black and white images are transformed by colour .
This frozen lighthouse in Michigan could easily be mistaken for a still from the snow swept disaster movie The Day After Tomorrow .