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 PENSIONER was left with a fractured jaw after being beaten and robbed outside his home in Birmingham last weekend .
An adorable orangutan named Pongo celebrates his first birthday at Zoo Atlanta, Georgia, America .
BREATHING life back into old photographs, these black and white images are transformed by colour .
WIDE EYED with a huge smile across her face, this little elephant is a picture of happiness .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
PERCHED on a branch, this Little Owl plays third wheel to two love birds .
THIS is the EXPLOSIVE moment when a 50 metre high pylon came crashing down to earth in a rural field .
Peering curiously into a basket hanging off the arms of a snowman, this little squirrel appears fascinated by the snowy figure .
Most people bend over backwards to keep children entertained, but this baboon show us how it’s done .
COVERING themselves in ash and face paint, these are the holy men who live their lives away from everyday society .
A BIKINI swim with jellyfish sounds like the most painful past-time on the planet .
A grey whale and her calf greet an audience of awestruck admirers on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico .