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.
PERCHED on a branch, this Little Owl plays third wheel to two love birds .
EAGERLY BITING his nails, this little squirrel is clearly nervous of looming predators as he searches for his meal .
A KITTEN'S teaparty and rat's playing dominoes are the bizarre creations by one of Britain's great eccentrics pictured in an incredible new book .
As sunlight cascades through its vibrant stained glass windows, every inch of the Nasir-ol-Mulk Mosque bursts with colour .
CLIMBING, falling and tugging on his weary mum, this little orangutan is up to all kinds of trouble .
LEAPING for joy five-feet above the waves this baby whale cutie is saying HELLO to its family after being lost .
THIS LITTLE squirrel tries to keep himself snug as snow starts to fall around him .
A cricket perches on an unusual seat after crawling up the snout of a crocodile .
Dogs catch waves at the Coronado Bay dog surf championships Saturday 22nd June 2013- DOG SURFING mutts have never looked so gnarly .
Daniel Blore, 21, of Innage Crescent, Bridgnorth, stabbed his mother three times in the attack on January 11 this year, Stafford Crown Court heard .
FISTS fly as two gorillas take each other on in a dramatic battle .
