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 .
The beds are consumed by moss instead of customers at this abandoned hotel .
Southern England, the south-west and west Wales have been warned to expect more wild weather, with heavy rain and high tides possibly leading to coastal flooding and travel disruption over the weekend .
Staring death in the face, a little field mouse bravely confronts a hungry cat .
This cheeky macaque gets up close and personal as he examines the dental hygiene of his fellow primate .
IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .
POPE MOBBED BY THOUSANDS OF WORSHIPPERS IN RIO - Thousands of worshippers gather to celebrate the Papal visit on Copacabana beach, Rio de Janeiro ,Brazil .
RACING down the slopes in her tiny ski gear, this TWO-YEAR-OLD girl has already mastered the art of skiing .
A pair of snarling foxes go paw-to-paw and brawl after unexpectedly crossing paths .
This may look like a monster car engine that will leave petrol heads in a spin, but it is in fact a rather snazzy looking COFFEE MACHINE .
THIS LITTLE squirrel tries to keep himself snug as snow starts to fall around him .
THIS is the EXPLOSIVE moment when a 50 metre high pylon came crashing down to earth in a rural field .
A BIKINI swim with jellyfish sounds like the most painful past-time on the planet .