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 .
A young polar bear cub becomes the yogi bear as she stretches off for a morning aerobics session .
N evil mugger who battered a Birmingham old soldier and fled with just £40 has been jailed for nine years .
This is the amazing moment two white-tailed kites take an in-flight meal - exchanging prey at 100 foot high in mid air .
FOR TWO memory-impaired parents their new-born baby Cian is a living timekeeper .
A US firefighter has battled osteoarthritis and four hip replacements to break the world paddleboarding record .
A mother-of-four has revealed how her daughter tragically took her own life after being subjected to horrific abuse at the hands of her ex-partner .
WITH his spiked ears and yellow and blue body, a colourful monkey bears an uncanny resemblance to Marvel Comics’ Wolverine .
Blonde teen Jess Stubbs has certainly got girl power - as Britain’s youngest TRUCKER .
A woman has told how she fled to Australia, after a one night stand burned down her house .
CAUSING a splash, this determined kingfisher goes hunting for dinner .
Red squirrels are well known for their intelligence and curiosity but when one snapper caught this furry little guy trying to take his own self-portrait he couldn't help but be taken aback .
These images of vintage cars, bikes and vans, pictured all over the world, could easily have come from a globetrotting petrol-head’s photo album .