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 young otter wades through a lake with his eyes set on an older rival’s fish .
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .
ARM extended and head flung back, this little chipmunk performs a loose-limbed yoga move .
HUDDLING under a leaf, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls take shelter from the rain .
With the vivid red smoke billowing into the sky amid the misty sand dunes, these are the blissful views provided at the break of dawn at a volcano .
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WITH A LITTLE cap of fresh snow resting on his head, this squirrel tries his best to pull off his new look .
With no luck at the front of the bus, the deer runs around the center seats trying to escape through the window – THIS is the astonishing moment a DEER crashed through the front windshield of a bus before it went hysterically running around the vehicle .
Full of tired and busy commuters, these underground stations are rarely admired for their architecture or beauty .
WITHOUT A care in the world, this little snow monkey puts his feet up and settles in for a snooze .
