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…
Clinging on to their furry backs, mischievous monkeys appeared to enjoy the free transport as they rode around on a perturbed Capybara .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
A BEAUTIFUL sight for the eyes and the imagination, these liquid sculptures take shape in many different colours and formations .
AN ARRAY of colours, from pinks to blues and oranges, fill the night sky to create an amazing collection of interstellar patterns .
FROM A mini table and chairs to a detailed violin, it’s hard to believe these incredible sculptures are all carved into the nib of PENCILS .
An aerial view of flooding in Gloucestershire .
ALL IS not as it seems in these deceptive cityscapes .
CAUSING a splash, this determined kingfisher goes hunting for dinner .
WITHOUT a care in the world, this little chimpanzee shows off her gymnastic skills as she swings around her enclosure .
FROM COLOURFUL autumn leaves to living trees at first glance you might miss these people blended with nature .
SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .
A young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .