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 brave Hyena finally catches his pray among the thousands of flamingos, Lake Nakuru, Kenya - OUTNUMBERED among thousands of flamingos, this bold hyena is not put off from hunting for a morning snack .
This starling and prairie dog will not back down an inch as they have a fearsome stand-off over who gets to eat a nut .
A cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo .
GETTING behind the camera, this monkey practices his photography skills on his friends .
AN American accountant has grown the world's biggest MELON and smashed his way into the record books with his mammoth 350 .
A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .
SITTING in the middle of a vast desert, an abandoned cinema is still waiting for its first movie to be screened .
They say breakfast is the most important meal of the day and for this greedy camel he can't get enough of his morning feed, as he gate crashes his owner's mealtime .
Meet the human CCTV: a PCSO with a memory for faces so sharp he has apprehended more than 130 suspects in the last year alone with his eagle eyed talents .
A curious red squirrel takes a break from collecting nuts and tries her hand at photography .
Pic By HotSpot Media - GAME, SET-TEE AND MATCH: COUPLE INSTALL TENNIS COURT IN LOUNGE- In Pic - Ben Walters’ message to West Midlands Police via social media .
A panic stricken kitten that got her head stuck in a car tyre has been freed by quick thinking RSPCA staff .