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 .
In April 2018, Lourdes Cuello, 50, from New Jersey, US, was making a cup of tea when her hair and hoodie caught fire on her gas stove .
A striped marlin means business as it spots lunch and spears a small fish .
Vikki Jose, 26 loves nothing more than lavishing gifts on her loved ones at Christmas time .
A dog whose forehead skin was so heavy that he was going blind has finally seen his owner again after undergoing a £1K FACELIFT .
OFFERING a glimpse into the past, a mash-up of old and new photographs show how the world’s biggest cities have changed .
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
A woman has revealed how she was left scarred for life after accidentally falling into a bonfire at a friend’s BBQ .
The gunslingers are long gone and tumbleweeds have taken over at this abandoned American Wild West Theme Park in Cornwall .
WITH A wide smile plastered across his face, this little gecko is ready for his close up .