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.
HUNDREDS of hot air balloons decorate the sky above Turkey as the rising sun illuminates the spectacular scenery below .
In the calm waters of Greenland, gigantic icebergs dwarf everything around them .
THIS LITTLE squirrel tries to keep himself snug as snow starts to fall around him .
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 quiet Himalayan mountain village springs to life for a colourful Buddhist festival designed to expel evil spirits and bring happiness .
A group of otters put on a show of aqua aerobics, as they raise their flippers perfectly in sync .
A cheeky owl fancies a game of hide and seek as it peeps out from behind a tree .
A striped marlin means business as it spots lunch and spears a small fish .
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .
SWIMMING in unison, millions of silverside fish dwarf the divers .
AN ITALIAN mechanic has created the world’s most ferocious mini-car .
A ROAD KILL munching Scot has chewed on everything from a dead squirrel to an unlucky crow – all in the name of art .