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 photographer has travelled the length of the UK capturing lighthouses and their picturesque surroundings .
STEPFORD wives from the 1950's and 60's are performing history's most sexist exercise programme .
If you had to scrape the snow off your car this morning or slip-slide your way into work over icy pavements spare a thought for these little critters .
A pair of snarling foxes go paw-to-paw and brawl after unexpectedly crossing paths .
With an abandoned tricycle sitting in an empty corridor, this derelict but once grand mansion could be the setting for The Shining .
Peering curiously into a basket hanging off the arms of a snowman, this little squirrel appears fascinated by the snowy figure .
Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .
THESE LOVE BIRDS can’t keep their beaks off each other as they share a very public display of affection .
A diver attempts to control rising numbers of lionfish by feeding the venomous species to Caribbean reef sharks .
This is the moment a nimble red fox and a lumbering Alaskan brown bear were locked in a tense stand-off .
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .
