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 .
An adorable little squirrel wakes from a nap and pops out his tongue for the camera .
GETTING behind the camera, this monkey practices his photography skills on his friends .
Some will get up close and personal with Mother Nature’s deadliest animals to get the perfect shot, posing the question, what lengths will a photographer go to for that all important picture? But in this case, the question should be what depths .
The aurora lights captured in Blair Nebraska, America - WITH electrifying purple and illuminous green brightening up the night sky, this is the rare moment a flash of 'sprite' lightening was captured on camera .
Balanced on one leg, a frog assumes the crane kick martial arts stance made famous in the movie The Karate Kid .
A HEIGHT-addicted airline pilot has taken pictures of the Dubai from 1,300-feet .
A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .
IN a galaxy far, far away, this collection of stunning interstellar formations will leave you STARSTRUCK .
A couple have tied the knot in a spectacular Harry Potter-themed wedding which cost £45,000 .
FROM the rolling hills of the Scottish highlands to looming chalk cliffs in Sussex, these stunning photographs capture the spectacular beauty of Great Britain .
WITH their robotic movements and pristine uniforms, these are the sexy traffic girls of North Korea that are becoming iconic figures in the secretive state .
Families in an Indian slum put their lives on the line by living on top of an ACTIVE railway track .