LIKE A living balloon this baitball of sardines is ready to burst when threatened by a pointy nosed sailfish. The photographs, taken off the coast of Isla Mujeres, near Cancun, Mexico, show how these water creatures work cooperatively to cut off a portion of a school of sardines swimming close to the seafloor, and drive them to the surface. American photographer Doug Perrine, 60, managed to capture the moment the sailfish manage to herd the bait into a tightly packed ball, ready to pick off for dinner one-by-one. ‘The sailfish took-turns swimming through the bait ball slashing with their bills to kill the fish, which are quickly gobbled up,’ Doug said. ‘Sometimes they light up or change to a bright colour pattern.
Dogs catch waves at the Coronado Bay dog surf championships Saturday 22nd June 2013- DOG SURFING mutts have never looked so gnarly .
SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive .
Sitting all alone on drift ice in the Arctic Ocean, this lonely little fella looks lost .
Sprawled out on top of a log, this sleeping leopard takes a relaxing break from his daily routine .
A BABY-faced burglar is starting a seven year stretch in custody after being nabbed by a Jaffa Cake .
FLAUNTING its new accessory, a fashionable green dumpy tree frog poses for the camera while wearing a SNAIL as a hat .
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A Little owl looks down the lens of a camera and gives the photographer a cheeky wink .
A SPECTACULAR array of stars fills the night sky as they soar over this active volcano .
A disabled sheep is enjoying a new fleece of life after receiving a specially-designed wheelchair .
COVERING themselves in ash and face paint, these are the holy men who live their lives away from everyday society .
UNDERWATER and above-water seaside shots show the best of British beach-life .