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.
HOPPING onto the scales, these adorable baby Humboldt penguins are ready for their first weigh-in .
NEW DELHI, A woman activist of India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party crosses a police barricade near the residence of ruling Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi during a protest against the recent rape of a five-year-old girl in New Delhi, India, April 21, 2013 .
This brave Hyena finally catches his pray among the thousands of flamingos, Lake Nakuru, Kenya - OUTNUMBERED among thousands of flamingos, this bold hyena is not put off from hunting for a morning snack .
IT'S the iconic TV show that influenced a whole generation in the 1990s .
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BLOWING bubbles underwater, this adorable polar bear slides into his tank for a playful dip .
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GLIDING through the water, these delightful frogs show off their vibrant colours as they practice their FROG crawl .
A group of otters put on a show of aqua aerobics, as they raise their flippers perfectly in sync .
STARING eagerly into the camera, this little toad is full of curiosity .
PRANKSTER Dom Joly was so livid when he was slapped with a parking ticket that he took to Twitter to vent his anger – only to discover he was the victim of his own gag! The comic got a taste of his own medicine when he was tricked by a fellow joker for the first time in a decade .
An intrepid explorer hopes to be reunited with his travel partner, after his cuddly toy companion was stolen .