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 .
HIDDEN in the middle of the Mojave Desert, a secret oasis awaits intrepid travellers .
A blanket of fog is lit up by the colourful glowing lights of the city below .
From a platter of finger licking chicken wings to a bowl of Chinese noodle soup, these foodie snaps are enough to make your savoury saliva glands drool .
With luminous colours and alien- like features, these magical mushrooms look like they belong on another planet .
STARING open-mouthed into the camera, this shocked fish looks out of place in the middle of its angry friends .
Swirling water and sand create amazing aerial images of river deltas across Iceland .
THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .
A diver explores the crystal clear waters of the Silfra canyon in southern Iceland, which is the only place on Earth where you can dive or snorkel between two continental plates .
WITH A STERN look of determination on their faces, these adorable pooches perfect their doggy paddle as they dive head first into a swimming pool .
In the calm waters of Greenland, gigantic icebergs dwarf everything around them .
THIS incredible shimmer of silver fish mirrors the image of that of an underwater tornado .
A man who conned tax officials out of £34 million and funded a lavish lifestyle of luxury hotels and restaurants has been jailed for one of the longest sentences in British criminal fraud history .