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.
ALL IS not as it seems in these deceptive cityscapes .
BEHIND the doors of this building, with its stacks of mattresses and discarded remains of wheelchairs, lies another victim of austerity cuts .
Full of tired and busy commuters, these underground stations are rarely admired for their architecture or beauty .
A cricket perches on an unusual seat after crawling up the snout of a crocodile .
From a floating jelly fish to a relaxed seal, Britain’s unappreciated beach life is captured above and below the water .
While often referred to as the kings of the jungle, gorillas - for all their might - are notorious hydrophobes .
A blanket of fog is lit up by the colourful glowing lights of the city below .
TOMORROW (Saturday) marks the 28th anniversary of the nuclear disaster that left the city of Chernobyl devastated .
BREATHING life back into old photographs, these black and white images are transformed by colour .
A WIMBLEDON-mad couple will be creating a racket this summer - after installing a TENNIS COURT in their living room .
FULLY equipped with a kitchen and lounge, it's hard to believe this modern holiday let is actually a BUS .
An intrepid explorer hopes to be reunited with his travel partner, after his cuddly toy companion was stolen .