PORCUPINES COME CLOSE TO VICTORY AGAINST PRIDE OF HUNGRY LIONS
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 .
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THE ENCHANTING FOREST OF FIREFLIES
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SPRITE LIGHTNING CAPTURED IN AURORA LIGHTS
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MESMERISING FIELD PATTERNS
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AURORA BOREALIS ILLUMINATES LAPLAND
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AUSTRALIAN TOWN LOCATED UNDERGROUND
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PUTIN'S TINY ARMY
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FROZEN BUBBLES CREATE STUNNING ICE CRYSTALS
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SLEEP DISORDER WOMAN COLLAPSES EVERY TIME SHE LAUGHS
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