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.
A fox takes a tumble and lands on his head when he tries to fend off a pair of eagles in Japan .
AN ITALIAN mechanic has created the world’s most ferocious mini-car .
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WIDE EYED and staring straight down the lens of the camera, this intrigued seal is ready for his close up .
FORGET Thorpe Park this summer as this is a 50 mile-per-hour ride over the Colorado River CANYON .
YOU’VE heard of the northern lights now feast your eyes on the natural wonder of the SOUTHERN lights .
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This tranquil setting stretches for miles as the sun sets behind the mountain .