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…
PEACE and love filled the 1980’s Glastonbury fields as relaxed festival goers kicked back and soaked up the atmosphere .
With one hand rested on his belly and the other propping his head up, this lazy lizard takes an afternoon break .
WITH a paw in the air and his tongue hanging from his mouth, it is clear to see that this little groundhog is struggling to wake up and leave behind the comfort of his burrow .
An osprey soars through the air at 30 miles per hour before swooping down to catch its prey from a lake .
A BRITISH couple are the first to tie the knot inside an enormous GLACIER in Iceland .
FLAUNTING its new accessory, a fashionable green dumpy tree frog poses for the camera while wearing a SNAIL as a hat .
A US firefighter has battled osteoarthritis and four hip replacements to break the world paddleboarding record .
STARING open-mouthed into the camera, this shocked fish looks out of place in the middle of its angry friends .
WIDE EYED with a huge smile across her face, this little elephant is a picture of happiness .
WITH A LITTLE cap of fresh snow resting on his head, this squirrel tries his best to pull off his new look .
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 .