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 .
RACING through the mountain range on horseback, the Kazakh people practice their ancient tradition of hunting with golden eagles .
SPLASHING in the water and fighting in-between rocks, these energetic tigers enjoy their fun-filled morning .
STRETCHING his little legs in the air, a smiley leaf-tailed gecko breaks free from his old, scaly skin .
SITTING in the middle of a vast desert, an abandoned cinema is still waiting for its first movie to be screened .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .
It's incredible to think anyone could live in such horrendous squalor - yet two men have been prosecuted for keeping their homes in such revolting conditions that it was no longer fit for their animals .
A GLOWING range of greens and blues sweep across the sky in a spectacular display of light .
The lighthouses of Brittany, from Brest to Le Conquet, stand tall on France’s north-western coast against stunning scenery .
BEHIND the doors of this building, with its stacks of mattresses and discarded remains of wheelchairs, lies another victim of austerity cuts .
Suspended FIFTY metres in the air, this is the last place that you would expect to find a fine dining experience .
