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.
SURROUNDED by divers, a hungry green sea turtle enjoys being the centre of attention .
LEAPING for joy five-feet above the waves this baby whale cutie is saying HELLO to its family after being lost .
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .
A blanket of fog is lit up by the colourful glowing lights of the city below .
A KITTEN'S teaparty and rat's playing dominoes are the bizarre creations by one of Britain's great eccentrics pictured in an incredible new book .
The claws come out at meal time as a group of white tailed eagles brawl over road-kill .
TOMORROW (Saturday) marks the 28th anniversary of the nuclear disaster that left the city of Chernobyl devastated .
WELCOME to the pretty 122-inch-tall red dwelling that lays claim to the title of the UK's smallest house .
A dog was SOW close to death after she dangerously swallowed a two-inch NEEDLE-Cute Shih Tzu Daisy could have pierced her intestines after eating the long needle and thread after finding it on the carpet .
SOARING through the air, this is the moment a hungry tawny owl arrives home with dinner .
A little clownfish opens its mouth to reveal a blood sucking intruder living on its tongue .