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 luxury caravan with a price tag of ONE MILLION DOLLARS is due to hit the road later this year .
SPLASHING around in a paddling pool, this little elephant soaks up the sunshine .
A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .
SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .
A photographer has travelled the length of the UK capturing lighthouses and their picturesque surroundings .
FINALLY catching a meal, a pair of great white egrets fight over their dinner .
THIS is the EXPLOSIVE moment when a 50 metre high pylon came crashing down to earth in a rural field .
An Italian photographer travelled to the highlands of New Guinea where he met an Indonesian tribe untouched by the modern world .
A BAMBI was dramatically caught in mid-air by a greedy Nile crocodile in a once-in-a-million flying pincer move .
STRETCHING his little legs in the air, a smiley leaf-tailed gecko breaks free from his old, scaly skin .
DIVING boffins fired harpoons into 30-foot-long whale sharks in a bid to put the sea-beasts on Google Maps .
