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.
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
LEAF-ing much to the imagination, this camera trickery is blooming marvellous .
WRAPPED up in classy headscarves, these adorable pooches are the picture of sophistication .
SWIMMING slowly towards the shore, a small group of bottlenose dolphins arrive for breakfast at a beach in Western Australia .
This hungry white tiger has just one thing on her mind - to taste fresh meat .
Meet the human CCTV: a PCSO with a memory for faces so sharp he has apprehended more than 130 suspects in the last year alone with his eagle eyed talents .
HOTSPOT MEDIA - MILEY MASH-UP: MILEY CYRUS’ naked wrecking ball vid has been lampooned in this side-spitting photo-mashup .
AT 4,800 metres high and just three metres wide, this is the most dangerous road in the world .
These uninvited guests ELEPHANTLY make their annual trip through the reception of this welcoming lodge .
LYING flat out on his back, this little meerkat makes the most of the English sunshine .
WITH A wide smile plastered across his face, this little gecko is ready for his close up .
A grey whale and her calf greet an audience of awestruck admirers on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico .