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 .
FLOATING effortlessly on his back, this little otter laps up a rare glimmer of English spring sunshine .
WELCOME to what could be the world's tallest TOTALLY wooden construction .
It's incredible to think anyone could live in such horrendous squalor - yet two men have been prosecuted for keeping their homes in such revolting conditions that it was no longer fit for their animals .
WIDE EYED and staring straight down the lens of the camera, this intrigued seal is ready for his close up .
LIFTING their heads high and bumping beaks, these aggressive pelicans clash over fish .
SHOWING off her best assets for the camera, this cheeky orangutan is in the mood for love, puckering up her lips to blow the biggest kiss she can .
STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .
A blanket of fog is lit up by the colourful glowing lights of the city below .
This is the moment a nimble red fox and a lumbering Alaskan brown bear were locked in a tense stand-off .
A NINJA red squirrel cuts a dashing figure as the little fella jumps up to ten-feet between treetops in the Yorkshire Dales .
What lies beneath this building site? Britain's great hope of winning the pre-WW2 arms race against Nazi Germany .
LIKE SUPERMAN carrying a slimy Lois Lane through the air this frog is treating its mate to a flying lesson .