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.
This starling and prairie dog will not back down an inch as they have a fearsome stand-off over who gets to eat a nut .
THIS LITTLE squirrel tries to keep himself snug as snow starts to fall around him .
ALL IS not as it seems in these deceptive cityscapes .
HUDDLED together on a branch, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls soak up the sun .
An adorable little squirrel wakes from a nap and pops out his tongue for the camera .
THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .
A German photographer travelled around Africa where he met and photographed members of tribes in a series of intimate portraits .
PEACE and love filled the 1980’s Glastonbury fields as relaxed festival goers kicked back and soaked up the atmosphere .
These images of vintage cars, bikes and vans, pictured all over the world, could easily have come from a globetrotting petrol-head’s photo album .
Jostling their quills into the noses of some unlucky cubs, this is the moment two feisty porcupines ALMOST defeat a pride of seven lions .
Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .
