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 .
Say cheese! This cheeky chappy isn’t in the mood to live up to his scary reputation as he is pictured here cracking a killer smile as he goes about his daily business .
Pictures of John Anslow a prisoner who escaped from a prison escort van in North Worcestershire Monday, 23 January .
WELCOME to the real Frankenstein's lab where carefully pickled creatures are left to stew in jars .
HUDDLED together on a branch, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls soak up the sun .
This daredevil wildebeest tried a walk on the wild side - straight into the snatches of a huge 18 foot crocodile .
A shoe designer from London has spent a whopping £30,000 on Hello Kitty memorabilia .
A hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .
A woman branded the Jolly Green Giant by SOLE-crushing school bullies for her whopping size nine feet has had the last laugh by opening a shoe shop for big footed girls .
A panic stricken kitten that got her head stuck in a car tyre has been freed by quick thinking RSPCA staff .
Villages on the Somerset Levels have faced weeks of flooding with no respite from the conditions in sight .
A professional dancer has embraced her individuality after refusing plastic surgery to remove a giant birthmark on her face .