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.
BURSTING colours of reds, pinks and purples give the illusion of a collection of stunning flowers .
Animal rescue volunteers have told how a cat riddled with cancer was forced to ripped off its own ears after it was abandoned by its owners .
A cheeky chipmunk offers some of his spare food, before deciding against the idea and shoving the extra peanut into his already crammed mouth .
IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .
Pouncing down on top of his twin brother, these two snow leopard cubs practice their kung-fu moves .
Southern England, the south-west and west Wales have been warned to expect more wild weather, with heavy rain and high tides possibly leading to coastal flooding and travel disruption over the weekend .
FROM COLOURFUL autumn leaves to living trees at first glance you might miss these people blended with nature .
A man who conned tax officials out of £34 million and funded a lavish lifestyle of luxury hotels and restaurants has been jailed for one of the longest sentences in British criminal fraud history .
An Indonesian farmer is dragged through muddy water as he clings to the tails of two charging cows .
LIFTING their heads high and bumping beaks, these aggressive pelicans clash over fish .
MASKED intruders look sinister but really they are a gang of urban exploring pranksters .