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.
Splashing around in the water, a mother otter and her son are tangled in a family feud .
STAIRWAY obsessed photographers have captured psychedelic shots that will mesmerise you .
SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other .
Families in an Indian slum put their lives on the line by living on top of an ACTIVE railway track .
BALANCING 30 metres above ground, these slackliners take the expression of living dangerously one step further, by tightrope walking NAKED .
WITHOUT A care in the world, this little snow monkey puts his feet up and settles in for a snooze .
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 .
A curious red squirrel takes a break from collecting nuts and tries her hand at photography .
PERCHED on a branch, these two frogs hold hands as they look into the camera .
SPARKLING bright inside their box, it’s hard to believe these diamonds are made from the cremated remains of the deceased .
HUDDLED together in the hollow of a tree, it would be easy to overlook these two sleepy owls as they blend into the trunk .