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 .
COVERING themselves in ash and face paint, these are the holy men who live their lives away from everyday society .
PERCHED on a branch, this Little Owl plays third wheel to two love birds .
An Indonesian farmer is dragged through muddy water as he clings to the tails of two charging cows .
SITTING in the middle of a vast desert, an abandoned cinema is still waiting for its first movie to be screened .
LIFTING their heads high and bumping beaks, these aggressive pelicans clash over fish .
An artist has transformed traditional Thanksgiving dinners into mini-masterpieces .
A COUNCIL has come under fire for slapping fines on people’s GRAVESTONES for breaching petty regulations on pot plants .
It’s a role reversal in the Visayan Sea as HUNDREDS of tiny, glistening eggs are carried around inside the mouth of their cardinalfish father .
This tranquil setting stretches for miles as the sun sets behind the mountain .
BREATHING life back into old photographs, these black and white images are transformed by colour .