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 .
LOCATIONS bursting with vibrant greens and chestnut browns, these photographs capture the peaceful English countryside in all its glory .
Posh pooch owners are lapping their pets up in luxury by paying £1,500 for 22ct gold lined fine china DOG BOWLS .
This hungry white tiger has just one thing on her mind - to taste fresh meat .
A miracle baby has overcome a one-in-five-million brain condition – after a blob of glue saved his life .
Families in an Indian slum put their lives on the line by living on top of an ACTIVE railway track .
COURAGEOUS CLIMBERS scale frozen waterfalls in Canada, as the ice threatens to collapse beneath them .
AN ANOREXIC dental nurse whose weight plummeted to less than four stone has won her NHS fight for more treatment .
MEET the little lion of suburbia with a mane that makes him look like a mini-king of the jungle .
An aerial view of flooding in Gloucestershire .
Thousands of people are gathering at a stadium in Johannesburg for a memorial service for Nelson Mandela .
WONDERS of the world have been transformed into their mini-versions in a seven-year round the world adventure .
With one hand rested on his belly and the other propping his head up, this lazy lizard takes an afternoon break .