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 .
SPURTING water 20ft into the air, this is one well you wouldn't want to dip your bucket into .
Throwing a right hook as he launches onto his opponent with his gnarling teeth at the ready, this is the OTTER-LY ruthless showdown between two otters .
THIS incredible shimmer of silver fish mirrors the image of that of an underwater tornado .
STAIRWAY obsessed photographers have captured psychedelic shots that will mesmerise you .
While often referred to as the kings of the jungle, gorillas - for all their might - are notorious hydrophobes .
WITH the phosphorescent blobs and mesmerising patterns, these spectacular images may look like the hall marks of an enchanted forest but it is in fact the scene of thousands of dancing FIREFLIES .
TOMORROW (Saturday) marks the 28th anniversary of the nuclear disaster that left the city of Chernobyl devastated .
ALL IS not as it seems in these deceptive cityscapes .
CLINGING onto nothing but ice, this brave climber reaches heights of 1000 FEET as he scales frozen solid waterfalls .
WITH A wide smile plastered across his face, this little gecko is ready for his close up .
MEET the little lion of suburbia with a mane that makes him look like a mini-king of the jungle .