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.
WELCOME to what could be the world's tallest TOTALLY wooden construction .
CONTRASTING settings reveal some of England’s most beautiful landscapes in all their glory .
Full of tired and busy commuters, these underground stations are rarely admired for their architecture or beauty .
Blonde teen Jess Stubbs has certainly got girl power - as Britain’s youngest TRUCKER .
With a dust covered coat hung from a wardrobe door and a pair of glasses left on a shelf, a remote farmhouse lies abandoned in the Welsh countryside .
LINED up one by one on a deer’s back, these little birds give their wings a break as they catch a ride across London .
A dog was SOW close to death after she dangerously swallowed a two-inch NEEDLE-Cute Shih Tzu Daisy could have pierced her intestines after eating the long needle and thread after finding it on the carpet .
THIS incredible shimmer of silver fish mirrors the image of that of an underwater tornado .
The gunslingers are long gone and tumbleweeds have taken over at this abandoned American Wild West Theme Park in Cornwall .
THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS - 250 DRIVERS ARRESTED FOR STREET RACING IN BIRMINGHAM- In Pic - The start line on the Heartlands Parkway Nechels Birmingham .
WITH A wide smile plastered across his face, this little gecko is ready for his close up .
SAT ON top of a Brazilian turtle’s head, this little ladybird looks content as he studies his environment from a new height .