A striped marlin means business as it spots lunch and spears a small fish. Swimming through the water, the striking predator spots a prone sardine and goes straight for the kill. The brilliant underwater photographs were captured off the tip of the Baja California peninsula in Mexico by American wildlife photographer Doug Perrine. The 62-year-old, of Kailua Kona, Hawaii, says: ‘The striped marlins have broken these sardines off from a giant shoal deep below, and forced them upwards to trap them against the surface of the water…
LYING flat out on his back, this little meerkat makes the most of the English sunshine .
SAILING over crystal clear waters, the Bajau people of Malaysia live their lives almost entirely at SEA .
From a floating jelly fish to a relaxed seal, Britain’s unappreciated beach life is captured above and below the water .
A photographer has captured stunning photographs of the Milky Way above picturesque landscapes in the UK and Italy .
A HEIGHT-addicted airline pilot has taken pictures of the Dubai from 1,300-feet .
A GLOWING range of greens and blues sweep across the sky in a spectacular display of light .
A puppy bit off more than he could chew when he stole a six inch Chinese spare rib from his owner and swallowed it WHOLE, Cheeky Staffordshire bull terrier Rossi had his life SPARED when he underwent a life-saving operation to remove the bone from his stomach after swiping part of the takeaway meal .
COURAGEOUS CLIMBERS scale frozen waterfalls in Canada, as the ice threatens to collapse beneath them .
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 .
AN ANGRY giraffe gave a bush-riding cyclist a scare when he stomped his £2K bike into the dirt .
A mischievous fox cub demonstrates his playful side by biting his sibling’s tail .