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 .
STRETCHING his little legs in the air, a smiley leaf-tailed gecko breaks free from his old, scaly skin .
HUNDREDS of colour coordinated yarns lie abandoned in this once thriving textile mill .
A group of otters put on a show of aqua aerobics, as they raise their flippers perfectly in sync .
VIBRANT bursts of colour fill the screen as beautiful flowers blossom in these time-lapse videos .
Throwing their arms up in the air, these energetic squirrels play a game of ball with a walnut .
Pic By HotSpot Media - GAME, SET-TEE AND MATCH: COUPLE INSTALL TENNIS COURT IN LOUNGE- In Pic - Ben Walters’ message to West Midlands Police via social media .
CLINGING onto nothing but ice, this brave climber reaches heights of 1000 FEET as he scales frozen solid waterfalls .
THESE LOVE BIRDS can’t keep their beaks off each other as they share a very public display of affection .
FROM motorcycling to department store shopping these spookily faceless people are part of the Chinese-fad for wearing protective solar-visors in public .
FULL OF STUNNING colours and swirling shapes, the furrows on these fields create a mix of mesmerising patterns .
A striped marlin means business as it spots lunch and spears a small fish .
This longhorn beetle demon-strates a dark side as it looks just like the devil .