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 Australian explorer has travelled the globe with a toy pig, known as Travel Piggy, in search of a missing cuddly companion .
FULLY equipped with a kitchen and lounge, it's hard to believe this modern holiday let is actually a BUS .
WITH SNOW COVERING the ground around them, these two polar bears play fight .
This is the moment a nimble red fox and a lumbering Alaskan brown bear were locked in a tense stand-off .
SKIPPING on the spot, an adorable little owl embraces the 'running man' challenge .
WITHOUT a care in the world, this little chimpanzee shows off her gymnastic skills as she swings around her enclosure .
RACING through the mountain range on horseback, the Kazakh people practice their ancient tradition of hunting with golden eagles .
Meet the human CCTV: a PCSO with a memory for faces so sharp he has apprehended more than 130 suspects in the last year alone with his eagle eyed talents .
SURROUNDED by divers, a hungry green sea turtle enjoys being the centre of attention .
AN American accountant has grown the world's biggest MELON and smashed his way into the record books with his mammoth 350 .
CLINGING onto nothing but ice, this brave climber reaches heights of 1000 FEET as he scales frozen solid waterfalls .
USUALLY full to bursting, these London Underground stations stand silent and completely commuter free .