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.
SHOVELLING food into his mouth, this hungry gorilla enjoys a peaceful moment at dinner time .
RACING down the slopes in her tiny ski gear, this TWO-YEAR-OLD girl has already mastered the art of skiing .
Jostling their quills into the noses of some unlucky cubs, this is the moment two feisty porcupines ALMOST defeat a pride of seven lions .
Beautiful turquoise waves rise and fall in a series of stunning images taken along the coastline of south-eastern Australia .
A TAXIDERMY truck spotted in America’s Deep South could be the most gruesome wagon on the road .
Staring death in the face, a little field mouse bravely confronts a hungry cat .
POPE MOBBED BY THOUSANDS OF WORSHIPPERS IN RIO - Thousands of worshippers gather to celebrate the Papal visit on Copacabana beach, Rio de Janeiro ,Brazil .
UNDERWATER and above-water seaside shots show the best of British beach-life .
SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other .
IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .
SQUABBLING over the last piece of grain, these hungry squirrels are determined to stock up on as much food as possible .