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 Canadian photographer has captured crystal clear mirror images of Toronto's architecture reflected in puddles - simply by using his iPhone .
Ashlee, 20, has always known that she was supposed to be a girl .
LIKE A scene from A Bugs Life, these ants work on creating their own mini community .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
A young woman who once weighed the same as 12-year-old girl has told how a severely malnourished cat helped save her life and beat her anorexia .
More weather chaos is heading our way, with ice and snow already hitting areas across Birmingham .
HEARTWARMING belongings lie abandoned in this eerie former dairy farm which has been left to crumble away for decades .
A frilled lizard appears to be belting out a tune as it sits in a tree with its mouth open wide .
A grandma who lost almost 12 stone after undergoing a gastric bypass has revealed that she now gets chatted up by men half her age .
For years Jeorgia Woodd, 30, abused her body, having succumbed to a condition known as 'diabulimia' .
Southern England, the south-west and west Wales have been warned to expect more wild weather, with heavy rain and high tides possibly leading to coastal flooding and travel disruption over the weekend .
A curious red squirrel takes a break from collecting nuts and tries her hand at photography .