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.
THIS is the incredible moment a pelican throws a fish into the air and SLAM DUNKS it into its enormous throat sack .
LIKE SUPERMAN carrying a slimy Lois Lane through the air this frog is treating its mate to a flying lesson .
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A DETERMINED great blue heron holds on tightly to its prey as the furry gopher attempts to wriggle free .
VIBRANT bursts of colour fill the screen as beautiful flowers blossom in these time-lapse videos .
A pair of snarling foxes go paw-to-paw and brawl after unexpectedly crossing paths .
A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .
An Italian photographer travelled to Chile where he visited several star-gazing sites, home to some of the world's most advanced telescopes, located in the spectacular setting of the Atacama desert .
A hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .
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