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.
Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .
From the rolling hills of the Brecon Beacons to the still waters in the Lake District, these photographs capture autumnal landscapes across Great Britain perfectly .
IN a galaxy not so far away lies a magical display of lights that could be the latest image from NASA .
With blue waves tumbling over them, these surfers glide underneath a tunnel of water .
HUDDLING under a leaf, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls take shelter from the rain .
SWIMMING in unison, millions of silverside fish dwarf the divers .
Exploding out of the water, a great white shark performs a backflip during a hunt for seals .
A terrified moose, trapped in a frozen lake, bobs her head above the icey water and awaits her rescue .
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LIKE SUPERMAN carrying a slimy Lois Lane through the air this frog is treating its mate to a flying lesson .
JUDGE BLASTED FOR LETTING PAEDO WALK FREE A PERVERT who sexually assaulted two young girls on an allotment, telling them he was brushing spiders off them, has walked free from court – because jailing him was ‘unfair’ on his family .