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.
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With their guts spewing and eyes hanging out, these are the cuddly toys children might be reluctant to curl up to .
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THIS may look like a dolphin through jumping hoops, but it is in fact nothing more than a clever 3D pencil drawing .
WITH HIS PAW covering his mouth, this cheeky cub looks amused by something .
YOU’VE heard of the northern lights now feast your eyes on the natural wonder of the SOUTHERN lights .
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THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .