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 .
THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .
HIDDEN in the middle of the Mojave Desert, a secret oasis awaits intrepid travellers .
Grandmother Janet Kirby was told she couldn't board her plane home after being accused of assault .
AIRPORT staff have been put on alert after diet pills that come in grenade shaped containers sparked security alerts .
IN a galaxy not so far away lies a magical display of lights that could be the latest image from NASA .
A diver explores the crystal clear waters of the Silfra canyon in southern Iceland, which is the only place on Earth where you can dive or snorkel between two continental plates .
A BRITISH couple are the first to tie the knot inside an enormous GLACIER in Iceland .
A young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .
Ever wished you could live in a house just like Barbie's? Canadian sculptor Heather Benning has created the life-size dollhouse of her dreams out a derelict building .
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
IN a galaxy far, far away, this collection of stunning interstellar formations will leave you STARSTRUCK .