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 .
Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .
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 .
These uninvited guests ELEPHANTLY make their annual trip through the reception of this welcoming lodge .
A TEN-THOUSAND square foot wide Avatar-style grove is such a beauty it will leave you feeling VINE .
A lazy otter finds the ideal spot to soak up the sun and sleep off his lunch .
THIS incredible shimmer of silver fish mirrors the image of that of an underwater tornado .
A dog was SOW close to death after she dangerously swallowed a two-inch NEEDLE-Cute Shih Tzu Daisy could have pierced her intestines after eating the long needle and thread after finding it on the carpet .
ARM extended and head flung back, this little chipmunk performs a loose-limbed yoga move .
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 .
IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .
PICKING up a tiny tea-pot with its paws, a little red squirrel struggles to prepare its morning tea .
THIS is the EXPLOSIVE moment when a 50 metre high pylon came crashing down to earth in a rural field .