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.
Ever wished you could live in a house just like Barbie's? Canadian sculptor Heather Benning has created the life-size dollhouse of her dreams out a derelict building .
BASKING in smug satisfaction, a confident squirrel gives a wink to the camera .
An intrepid explorer hopes to be reunited with his travel partner, after his cuddly toy companion was stolen .
PERCHING on the edge of a flower, these loved-up caterpillars can't resist each other as they enjoy a romantic moment together .
WIDE EYED and staring straight down the lens of the camera, this intrigued seal is ready for his close up .
A hypnotherapist filmed himself sexually abusing a 19-year-old patient while she was in a trance-like state .
EAGERLY BITING his nails, this little squirrel is clearly nervous of looming predators as he searches for his meal .
A rare manuscript of one of Charlotte Bronte’s earliest poems went under the hammer today and fetched nearly £100,000 – double what it was expected to get .
A chipmunk, with his cheeks full to bursting, has no intention of leaving with an empty stomach .
INSIDE Britain's last Naval hospital where scurvy was cured looks like an NHS time capsule .
THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .
CARRYING a fully grown goat on his back, this five-year-old boy is a child shepherd in the mountains of northern Ethiopia .