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.
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
A luxury caravan with a price tag of ONE MILLION DOLLARS is due to hit the road later this year .
EXPERTLY camouflaged, this clever panther chameleon knows how to catch its prey by surprise .
THESE kingfishers prove no rod is needed as they go fishing for their dinner .
Pic By HotSpot Media - PARROT RIDES ON THE TUBE - THIS pretty boy could be forgiven for forgetting his Oyst-aaarrrgh-card .
The beds are consumed by moss instead of customers at this abandoned hotel .
JUDGE BLASTED FOR LETTING PAEDO WALK FREE A PERVERT who sexually assaulted two young girls on an allotment, telling them he was brushing spiders off them, has walked free from court – because jailing him was ‘unfair’ on his family .
AN EXERCISING turtle and an ice-skating chick are hardly everyday exploits in the animal community .
PERCHED on a branch, these two frogs hold hands as they look into the camera .
THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .
