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.
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BEHIND the doors of this building, with its stacks of mattresses and discarded remains of wheelchairs, lies another victim of austerity cuts .
A diver explores the crystal clear waters of the Silfra canyon in southern Iceland, which is the only place on Earth where you can dive or snorkel between two continental plates .
THIS DANGER-mad female pensioner could be the oldest Brit to cage dive with CROCODILES .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
These are the amazing close up pictures of North Korea's mass games - after photographers were previously banned from taking shots so close to the dazzling formation dances .
An aerial view of flooding in Gloucestershire .
Full of tired and busy commuters, these underground stations are rarely admired for their architecture or beauty .
SITTING on a burning sofa unable to move, one man turns his terrifying dreams into reality .
SURROUNDED by divers, a hungry green sea turtle enjoys being the centre of attention .
