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 teacher has told how she was attacked by a murderer on her way home from a night out but courageously managed to charm him out of strangling her .
WIDE EYED with a huge smile across her face, this little elephant is a picture of happiness .
An adorable rescue dog who had her eyes gouged out by thugs in Romania has found a loving home in the UK .
STAR-TI-LING: 40,000 STARLINGS MIMIC HITCHCOCK'S THE BIRDS- This could be the fearsome scene from Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds as a flock of 40,000 starlings bask in the heat of a wonderful British sunset .
MESMERIZING night sky photographs offer a spellbinding look at the stars .
An adorable little squirrel wakes from a nap and pops out his tongue for the camera .
A woman has told how she saved the life of her own rapist after he overdosed on pills shortly after attacking her .
Meet the real life anime girl who looks like a living cartoon character despite never going under the knife .
A young otter wades through a lake with his eyes set on an older rival’s fish .
A Birmingham man inspired by sci-fi film Wall-E, has created a one- wheeled vehicle, controlled by signals from his BRAIN .
A woman was left fighting for her life after an eczema wound became infected and caused a deadly flesh-eating bug to ravish a hole in her arm .
A photographer has travelled the length of the UK capturing lighthouses and their picturesque surroundings .