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.
THIS incredible shimmer of silver fish mirrors the image of that of an underwater tornado .
THIS LITTLE squirrel tries to keep himself snug as snow starts to fall around him .
A BLIND man was battered with a brick in a sickening attack by two thugs .
Pic By Graham Gibson/ HotSpot Media - SHARK HYPNOTIST BALANCES SHARK IN PALM OF HIS HAND- In Pic - Diver Tom and Caribbean reef sharks in the Bahamas- A SHARK hypnotist balances these predators in the palm of his hand by sending them to sleep with a gentle nose rub .
USUALLY full to bursting, these London Underground stations stand silent and completely commuter free .
A hypnotherapist filmed himself sexually abusing a 19-year-old patient while she was in a trance-like state .
AT 4,800 metres high and just three metres wide, this is the most dangerous road in the world .
A frilled lizard appears to be belting out a tune as it sits in a tree with its mouth open wide .
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 .
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .
BRAIDED, sculpted and beaded, these are the eye-catching hairstyles worn by the tribal women of Angola .
BLOWING bubbles underwater, this adorable polar bear slides into his tank for a playful dip .