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 striped marlin means business as it spots lunch and spears a small fish .
Ever wished you could live in a house just like Barbie's? Canadian sculptor Heather Benning has created the life-size dollhouse of her dreams out a derelict building .
THIS astonishing film shows the moment a hit-and-run driver ploughed into a woman and a toddler on a Coventry street .
SITTING in the middle of a vast desert, an abandoned cinema is still waiting for its first movie to be screened .
SWIMMING in unison, millions of silverside fish dwarf the divers .
A DETERMINED great blue heron holds on tightly to its prey as the furry gopher attempts to wriggle free .
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .
A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .
SPLASHING around in a paddling pool, this little elephant soaks up the sunshine .
A BUMPER season of births has left zoo with three of the cutest exotic kittens you're likely to see .
A BABY-faced burglar is starting a seven year stretch in custody after being nabbed by a Jaffa Cake .