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.
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 .
HUDDLED together in the hollow of a tree, it would be easy to overlook these two sleepy owls as they blend into the trunk .
THIS unique holiday accommodation allows you to enjoy a full Flintstones experience .
UNDERWATER and above-water seaside shots show the best of British beach-life .
A lazy tree frog, tired of hopping along a branch, chooses the slowest form of transport when it jumps on top of an unsuspecting snail .
A hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .
FULL OF STUNNING colours and swirling shapes, the furrows on these fields create a mix of mesmerising patterns .
FLOATING effortlessly on his back, this little otter laps up a rare glimmer of English spring sunshine .
WITHOUT A care in the world, this little snow monkey puts his feet up and settles in for a snooze .
WELCOME to the pretty 122-inch-tall red dwelling that lays claim to the title of the UK's smallest house .
More weather chaos is heading our way, with ice and snow already hitting areas across Birmingham .
A BRITISH couple are the first to tie the knot inside an enormous GLACIER in Iceland .