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.
A mischievous fox cub demonstrates his playful side by biting his sibling’s tail .
TUGGING on the wing of his sibling, this needy owl is after some attention .
A blanket of fog is lit up by the colourful glowing lights of the city below .
A NINJA red squirrel cuts a dashing figure as the little fella jumps up to ten-feet between treetops in the Yorkshire Dales .
Soldiers standing guard outside the Woolwich barracks in London - Two terror suspects are under armed guard in separate hospitals in London after a serving soldier was hacked to death in the street .
AT 4,800 metres high and just three metres wide, this is the most dangerous road in the world .
WITH A LITTLE cap of fresh snow resting on his head, this squirrel tries his best to pull off his new look .
With no luck at the front of the bus, the deer runs around the center seats trying to escape through the window – THIS is the astonishing moment a DEER crashed through the front windshield of a bus before it went hysterically running around the vehicle .
A soap bubble lands on the frosty ground and creates a shimmering snow globe as crystals form around it .
LEAPING for joy five-feet above the waves this baby whale cutie is saying HELLO to its family after being lost .
A ROAD KILL munching Scot has chewed on everything from a dead squirrel to an unlucky crow – all in the name of art .