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 .
The gunslingers are long gone and tumbleweeds have taken over at this abandoned American Wild West Theme Park in Cornwall .
Struggling home entertainment chain Blockbuster has been slammed for advertising its workers' jobs while they are still in them in order to scare them into working harder .
WITH their robotic movements and pristine uniforms, these are the sexy traffic girls of North Korea that are becoming iconic figures in the secretive state .
A luxury caravan with a price tag of ONE MILLION DOLLARS is due to hit the road later this year .
A Little owl looks down the lens of a camera and gives the photographer a cheeky wink .
A doting seal smiles at her sweet little pup as she tickles its tummy on the beach .
A quiet Himalayan mountain village springs to life for a colourful Buddhist festival designed to expel evil spirits and bring happiness .
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .
SOARING at 112 miles per hour through the air, this petite blonde certainly lives up to her title as the fastest flying woman in the world .
SNOWBOARDING in your £2,000 wedding dress sounds like a nightmare for most brides .
A group of otters put on a show of aqua aerobics, as they raise their flippers perfectly in sync .
