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.
Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .
FROM COLOURFUL autumn leaves to living trees at first glance you might miss these people blended with nature .
THIS incredible shimmer of silver fish mirrors the image of that of an underwater tornado .
An artist has transformed traditional Thanksgiving dinners into mini-masterpieces .
An osprey soars through the air at 30 miles per hour before swooping down to catch its prey from a lake .
A PENSIONER was left with a fractured jaw after being beaten and robbed outside his home in Birmingham last weekend .
WITH SNOW COVERING the ground around them, these two polar bears play fight .
AN ITALIAN mechanic has created the world’s most ferocious mini-car .
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BURSTING colours of reds, pinks and purples give the illusion of a collection of stunning flowers .
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