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 .
HIDDEN in the middle of the Mojave Desert, a secret oasis awaits intrepid travellers .
This was the chaotic scene when the driver of a 4x4 vehicle became periously trapped under his vehicle for an HOUR when it overturned after a crash on a busy motorway .
A soap bubble lands on the frosty ground and creates a shimmering snow globe as crystals form around it .
A terrified moose, trapped in a frozen lake, bobs her head above the icey water and awaits her rescue .
A HEIGHT-addicted airline pilot has taken pictures of the Dubai from 1,300-feet .
With an abandoned tricycle sitting in an empty corridor, this derelict but once grand mansion could be the setting for The Shining .
WIDE EYED and staring straight down the lens of the camera, this intrigued seal is ready for his close up .
DIVING boffins fired harpoons into 30-foot-long whale sharks in a bid to put the sea-beasts on Google Maps .
LYING flat out on his back, this little meerkat makes the most of the English sunshine .
