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 .
LYING back in the snow, these two polar bears share a cuddle as they call time out on playtime .
These photographs of extreme weather capture storms furiously rolling across the sky above America .
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .
A lazy tree frog, tired of hopping along a branch, chooses the slowest form of transport when it jumps on top of an unsuspecting snail .
SNOWBOARDING in your £2,000 wedding dress sounds like a nightmare for most brides .
SHOVELLING food into his mouth, this hungry gorilla enjoys a peaceful moment at dinner time .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
RAISING his flipper, this two day old seal pup gives a wave to the camera .
These images of vintage cars, bikes and vans, pictured all over the world, could easily have come from a globetrotting petrol-head’s photo album .
A puppy bit off more than he could chew when he stole a six inch Chinese spare rib from his owner and swallowed it WHOLE, Cheeky Staffordshire bull terrier Rossi had his life SPARED when he underwent a life-saving operation to remove the bone from his stomach after swiping part of the takeaway meal .
Staring death in the face, a little field mouse bravely confronts a hungry cat .