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.
BEHIND the doors of this building, with its stacks of mattresses and discarded remains of wheelchairs, lies another victim of austerity cuts .
A striped marlin means business as it spots lunch and spears a small fish .
Most people bend over backwards to keep children entertained, but this baboon show us how it’s done .
MEET the underwater British seal who is so friendly he loves to grapple divers like a friendly puppy dog .
CCTV shows a dark figure dumping the dog- A pet dog suffering with cancer has been put down after being dumped at an animal rescue in what officials said is the worst abandonment of any animal they have witnessed .
From vibrant blues to dazzling oranges, these eye catching hummingbirds proudly show off their impressive colours .
A terrified moose, trapped in a frozen lake, bobs her head above the icey water and awaits her rescue .
A photographer has captured spellbinding images of stars swirling above the English countryside .
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .
A lazy otter finds the ideal spot to soak up the sun and sleep off his lunch .
JUDGE BLASTED FOR LETTING PAEDO WALK FREE A PERVERT who sexually assaulted two young girls on an allotment, telling them he was brushing spiders off them, has walked free from court – because jailing him was ‘unfair’ on his family .
