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 .
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A little caterpillar fearlessly scampers down a branch and confronts a praying mantis .
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COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .
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WITH SNOW COVERING the ground around them, these two polar bears play fight .
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Jostling their quills into the noses of some unlucky cubs, this is the moment two feisty porcupines ALMOST defeat a pride of seven lions .
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