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.
These are the faces of orphans suffering from the horrifying effects of chemical warfare .
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A frilled lizard appears to be belting out a tune as it sits in a tree with its mouth open wide .
Sprawled out on top of a log, this sleeping leopard takes a relaxing break from his daily routine .
Families in an Indian slum put their lives on the line by living on top of an ACTIVE railway track .
AT first glance these images could easily be mistaken for photographs, but they are in-fact real life drawings created using nothing but coloured pencils .
PAWS for thought as you feast your eyes on this rare bear bathing session .
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THIS ONE of a kind experience brings a whole new meaning to the phrase 'a coffee to go' .
THE CRAZE for mimicking the video game Streetfighter has spread to the streets of London .
