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.
THIS DANGER-mad female pensioner could be the oldest Brit to cage dive with CROCODILES .
WITH STUNNING colours and serene scenes, these photographs capture the otherworldly beauty of the English coast .
THESE kingfishers prove no rod is needed as they go fishing for their dinner .
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .
An elegant snowy owl spreads her wings and glides effortlessly above the snow covered field .
SQUABBLING over the last piece of grain, these hungry squirrels are determined to stock up on as much food as possible .
POPE MOBBED BY THOUSANDS OF WORSHIPPERS IN RIO - Thousands of worshippers gather to celebrate the Papal visit on Copacabana beach, Rio de Janeiro ,Brazil .
Exploding out of the water, a great white shark performs a backflip during a hunt for seals .
SEA LIFE and greenery in one shot show nature at its very best .
Sitting all alone on drift ice in the Arctic Ocean, this lonely little fella looks lost .
