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.
DIVING down at a speed of 75mph, this is the moment a hungry osprey caught his prey .
WELCOME to the drawing room that is home to the £100K world’s greatest collection of Margaret Thatcher autographed objects .
STOOD side by side next to a busy road, these buildings were once bustling with life .
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 .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .
SPURTING water 20ft into the air, this is one well you wouldn't want to dip your bucket into .
EXPERTLY camouflaged, this clever panther chameleon knows how to catch its prey by surprise .
HUDDLING under a leaf, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls take shelter from the rain .
HUDDLED together in the hollow of a tree, it would be easy to overlook these two sleepy owls as they blend into the trunk .
WITH THEIR adorable big round eyes and fluffy white fur, these baby seals are cute enough to melt any heart .
