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 Italian photographer travelled to Chile where he visited several star-gazing sites, home to some of the world's most advanced telescopes, located in the spectacular setting of the Atacama desert .
Here's a collection of art for the DIGIT-AL age as these fascinating illusions of landmarks, places and even a banana are made using just a pair of hands .
GLAMPING is taken to a whole new level in the form of the luxurious Pop-Up Hotel .
SITTING on a burning sofa unable to move, one man turns his terrifying dreams into reality .
FLYING through the air, these delighted pooches pull their best poses mid-flight .
SITTING in the middle of a vast desert, an abandoned cinema is still waiting for its first movie to be screened .
Pic By Graham Gibson/ HotSpot Media - SHARK HYPNOTIST BALANCES SHARK IN PALM OF HIS HAND- In Pic - Diver Tom and Caribbean reef sharks in the Bahamas- A SHARK hypnotist balances these predators in the palm of his hand by sending them to sleep with a gentle nose rub .
A cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo .
THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .
From vibrant blues to dazzling oranges, these eye catching hummingbirds proudly show off their impressive colours .
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 .
Splashing around in the water, a mother otter and her son are tangled in a family feud .