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.
SNUGGLING up against their teddy bears, these baby sloths could easily be mistaken for one of the cuddly toys .
FISTS fly as two gorillas take each other on in a dramatic battle .
CARRYING a fully grown goat on his back, this five-year-old boy is a child shepherd in the mountains of northern Ethiopia .
HIDDEN in the middle of the Mojave Desert, a secret oasis awaits intrepid travellers .
LYING flat out on his back, this little meerkat makes the most of the English sunshine .
ROLLING up snow in its tiny paws, this little squirrel is looking for a snowball fight .
FLEXING his muscles and staring straight at his opponent, this bodybuilding squirrel is the nuts .
A COUNCIL has come under fire for slapping fines on people’s GRAVESTONES for breaching petty regulations on pot plants .
NEW DELHI, A woman activist of India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party crosses a police barricade near the residence of ruling Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi during a protest against the recent rape of a five-year-old girl in New Delhi, India, April 21, 2013 .