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 kingfishers prove no rod is needed as they go fishing for their dinner .
A makeup artist from the West Midlands magically transforms herself into famous cartoon characters using body paint .
This was the chaotic scene when the driver of a 4x4 vehicle became periously trapped under his vehicle for an HOUR when it overturned after a crash on a busy motorway .
The beds are consumed by moss instead of customers at this abandoned hotel .
A frilled lizard appears to be belting out a tune as it sits in a tree with its mouth open wide .
They say breakfast is the most important meal of the day and for this greedy camel he can't get enough of his morning feed, as he gate crashes his owner's mealtime .
FISTS fly as two gorillas take each other on in a dramatic battle .
A disabled sheep is enjoying a new fleece of life after receiving a specially-designed wheelchair .
INSIDE Britain's last Naval hospital where scurvy was cured looks like an NHS time capsule .
A doting seal smiles at her sweet little pup as she tickles its tummy on the beach .
