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.
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 .
With one hand rested on his belly and the other propping his head up, this lazy lizard takes an afternoon break .
DASHING through the snow, this little stoat is on the lookout for a Christmas feast .
LINED up one by one on a deer’s back, these little birds give their wings a break as they catch a ride across London .
A BRITISH couple are the first to tie the knot inside an enormous GLACIER in Iceland .
A pair of adorable polar bear cubs play-fight with each other in the Alaskan snow .
TOMORROW (Saturday) marks the 28th anniversary of the nuclear disaster that left the city of Chernobyl devastated .
They say breakfast is the most important meal of the day and for this greedy camel he can't get enough of his morning feed, as he gate crashes his owner's mealtime .
An osprey soars through the air at 30 miles per hour before swooping down to catch its prey from a lake .
HUNDREDS of hot air balloons decorate the sky above Turkey as the rising sun illuminates the spectacular scenery below .
THIS is the EXPLOSIVE moment when a 50 metre high pylon came crashing down to earth in a rural field .
