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…
A BROWN bear wades through waters in Alaska and waits for his lunch .
A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .
Daniel Blore, 21, of Innage Crescent, Bridgnorth, stabbed his mother three times in the attack on January 11 this year, Stafford Crown Court heard .
SAT ON top of a Brazilian turtle’s head, this little ladybird looks content as he studies his environment from a new height .
LINED up one by one on a deer’s back, these little birds give their wings a break as they catch a ride across London .
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A blanket of fog is lit up by the colourful glowing lights of the city below .
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An adorable black bear cub struggles to find the perfect spot for an afternoon nap as he wriggles around on the branch of a maple tree .
A curious red squirrel takes a break from collecting nuts and tries her hand at photography .
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
With their guts spewing and eyes hanging out, these are the cuddly toys children might be reluctant to curl up to .