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 BABY-faced burglar is starting a seven year stretch in custody after being nabbed by a Jaffa Cake .
A German photographer travelled around Africa where he met and photographed members of tribes in a series of intimate portraits .
HOTSPOT MEDIA - MILEY MASH-UP: MILEY CYRUS’ naked wrecking ball vid has been lampooned in this side-spitting photo-mashup .
A tiny puppy who lost his front legs after being hit by a train has been given and new LEASH of life with a set of wheels .
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .
THIS DANGER-mad female pensioner could be the oldest Brit to cage dive with CROCODILES .
SNOWBOARDING in your £2,000 wedding dress sounds like a nightmare for most brides .
A Canadian couple celebrated their engagement by recreating iconic moments from the film The Notebook .
A young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .
STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .
Like a scene from a fairytale, THOUSANDS of fireflies create an enchanting glow as they dance in a forest .