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 .
A SPECTACULAR array of stars fills the night sky as they soar over this active volcano .
A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .
SWIMMING in unison, millions of silverside fish dwarf the divers .
The view from this rooftop pool is sure to make most holidaymakers envious .
With luminous colours and alien- like features, these magical mushrooms look like they belong on another planet .
A GLOWING range of greens and blues sweep across the sky in a spectacular display of light .
A cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo .
THIS is the EXPLOSIVE moment when a 50 metre high pylon came crashing down to earth in a rural field .
USUALLY full to bursting, these London Underground stations stand silent and completely commuter free .
A photographer from the United Arab Emirates travelled to Pakistan where he captured the lives of local people in a series of expressive portraits .
BALANCING 30 metres above ground, these slackliners take the expression of living dangerously one step further, by tightrope walking NAKED .
BOXING DAY has come early for this pair of feisty squirrels, as their Christmas party quickly turns sour .