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 hypnotherapist filmed himself sexually abusing a 19-year-old patient while she was in a trance-like state .
FLOATING effortlessly on his back, this little otter laps up a rare glimmer of English spring sunshine .
WELCOME to the Temple of Zoom where you can “experience” sliding down a Mayan temple into shark infested waters .
A cheeky owl fancies a game of hide and seek as it peeps out from behind a tree .
WIDE EYED and staring straight down the lens of the camera, this intrigued seal is ready for his close up .
A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .
At least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon .
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 .
PEACE and love filled the 1980’s Glastonbury fields as relaxed festival goers kicked back and soaked up the atmosphere .
A Romanian photographer has captured the unique patterns of hundreds of human eyes in a series of striking macro shots .
Fishermen in Myanmar have perfected an unusual fishing technique by carefully balancing on one leg .
AN OLD ENGLISH cottage packed full of history and valuables has been left to rot .