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.
A photographer from the United Arab Emirates travelled to Pakistan where he captured the lives of local people in a series of expressive portraits .
A little clownfish opens its mouth to reveal a blood sucking intruder living on its tongue .
A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .
SWIMMING slowly towards the shore, a small group of bottlenose dolphins arrive for breakfast at a beach in Western Australia .
SAILING over crystal clear waters, the Bajau people of Malaysia live their lives almost entirely at SEA .
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 .
HUNDREDS of colour coordinated yarns lie abandoned in this once thriving textile mill .
FULLY equipped with a kitchen and lounge, it's hard to believe this modern holiday let is actually a BUS .
An Italian photographer travelled to northern India where he visited poverty stricken suburbs and captured ordinary people in a series of intimate and expressive portraits .
SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive .
