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 floating market in Indonesia is bursting with vibrant colours as wooden rowing boats loaded with fruit and vegetables crowd the river .
DINING under the stars, this restaurant takes you back in time - inside an ancient cave .
SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other .
VENTURING into the ocean with self-made spears and nets, the fishermen of Zanzibar put their lives on the line when they catch food for their families .
MESMERIZING night sky photographs offer a spellbinding look at the stars .
A tiny puppy who lost his front legs after being hit by a train has been given and new LEASH of life with a set of wheels .
HUNDREDS of colour coordinated yarns lie abandoned in this once thriving textile mill .
A trio of ants are locked in a tug of war over a fly as they pull the bug by its legs .
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 .
A little clownfish opens its mouth to reveal a blood sucking intruder living on its tongue .
A young otter wades through a lake with his eyes set on an older rival’s fish .