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.
SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .
Balanced on one leg, a frog assumes the crane kick martial arts stance made famous in the movie The Karate Kid .
COURAGEOUS CLIMBERS scale frozen waterfalls in Canada, as the ice threatens to collapse beneath them .
BLOWING bubbles underwater, this adorable polar bear slides into his tank for a playful dip .
CAUSING a splash, this determined kingfisher goes hunting for dinner .
Grandmother Janet Kirby was told she couldn't board her plane home after being accused of assault .
POPE MOBBED BY THOUSANDS OF WORSHIPPERS IN RIO - Thousands of worshippers gather to celebrate the Papal visit on Copacabana beach, Rio de Janeiro ,Brazil .
This longhorn beetle demon-strates a dark side as it looks just like the devil .
Swimming side by side with divers, these manatees will do anything they can to stay warm .
SPLASHING around in a paddling pool, this little elephant soaks up the sunshine .
A carefree bear cub reclines in the water with his feet raised in the air .
THIS incredible shimmer of silver fish mirrors the image of that of an underwater tornado .