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 .
An American man continues on his mission to document his journey around the globe by completing a world map tattoo on his back .
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .
A BLIND school-girl whose growth has been stunted by a rare medical condition is finding her feet again with the help of a specially made mini-cane .
Blonde teen Jess Stubbs has certainly got girl power - as Britain’s youngest TRUCKER .
A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .
WITH SNOW COVERING the ground around them, these two polar bears play fight .
A woman has revealed how she was left scarred for life after accidentally falling into a bonfire at a friend’s BBQ .
A family who were refused the location of their missing cat under the Data Protection Act have been reunited with their moggie after the keepers handed him back .
PUCKERING up and enjoying some quality time, these are the most lovable monkeys on the planet .
FOR someone who hates milk, pensioner Steve Wheeler has got an udder-lot of it - nearly 20,000 bottles in fact .
UNDERWATER and above-water seaside shots show the best of British beach-life .
BEHIND the doors of this building, with its stacks of mattresses and discarded remains of wheelchairs, lies another victim of austerity cuts .