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 SPECTACULAR array of stars fills the night sky as they soar over this active volcano .
An Italian photographer travelled to Chile where he visited several star-gazing sites, home to some of the world's most advanced telescopes, located in the spectacular setting of the Atacama desert .
Throwing their arms up in the air, these energetic squirrels play a game of ball with a walnut .
A hypnotherapist filmed himself sexually abusing a 19-year-old patient while she was in a trance-like state .
CARRYING a fully grown goat on his back, this five-year-old boy is a child shepherd in the mountains of northern Ethiopia .
A BABY-faced burglar is starting a seven year stretch in custody after being nabbed by a Jaffa Cake .
This cheeky macaque gets up close and personal as he examines the dental hygiene of his fellow primate .
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 .
These photographs of extreme weather capture storms furiously rolling across the sky above America .
GETTING behind the camera, this monkey practices his photography skills on his friends .
A SERENE turquoise glow glimmers from underneath these powerful icebergs .