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 small Indian monkey is seemingly gob-smacked after reading the latest stock market news .
A BEAUTIFUL sight for the eyes and the imagination, these liquid sculptures take shape in many different colours and formations .
Sitting all alone on drift ice in the Arctic Ocean, this lonely little fella looks lost .
STOLEN £2K BULLDOG REUNITED WITH FAMILY VIA TWITTER - A £2,000 bulldog puppy snatched from her home by burglars has been reunited with her family thanks to Twitter .
A Brit photographer has captured one of the world's most camera-shy species of fish - during a game of underwater peek-a-boo .
THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS - 250 DRIVERS ARRESTED FOR STREET RACING IN BIRMINGHAM- In Pic - The start line on the Heartlands Parkway Nechels Birmingham .
A GLOWING range of greens and blues sweep across the sky in a spectacular display of light .
A lazy otter finds the ideal spot to soak up the sun and sleep off his lunch .
A doting seal smiles at her sweet little pup as she tickles its tummy on the beach .
With blue waves tumbling over them, these surfers glide underneath a tunnel of water .
Grandmother Janet Kirby was told she couldn't board her plane home after being accused of assault .
SURROUNDED by divers, a hungry green sea turtle enjoys being the centre of attention .