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.
LYING flat out on his back, this little meerkat makes the most of the English sunshine .
STARING eagerly into the camera, this little toad is full of curiosity .
WITH HIS PAW covering his mouth, this cheeky cub looks amused by something .
STARING open-mouthed into the camera, this shocked fish looks out of place in the middle of its angry friends .
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .
Fetching a tiny carrot and a head-shaped snowball, a red squirrel builds the perfect snowman .
SNUGGLED up in the hay away from the elements, this adorable hoglet has sought solace with a familiar friend .
LOCATIONS bursting with vibrant greens and chestnut browns, these photographs capture the peaceful English countryside in all its glory .
At first glance what might look like ordinary rusty bridge and road railings, are in fact amazing works of art .
Pic By HotSpot Media - PARROT RIDES ON THE TUBE - THIS pretty boy could be forgiven for forgetting his Oyst-aaarrrgh-card .
HUDDLING under a leaf, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls take shelter from the rain .