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…
Animal rescue volunteers have told how a cat riddled with cancer was forced to ripped off its own ears after it was abandoned by its owners .
A grey whale and her calf greet an audience of awestruck admirers on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico .
Sam Notaro built his own flood defences to protect his four-bedroom home in Moorland, Somerset Flooding is likely to get worse around Somerset as groundwater levels continue to rise .
WELCOME to the 125 decibel boombox bus that could damage your hearing if you party too close to its giant speakers .
SNOWBOARDING in your £2,000 wedding dress sounds like a nightmare for most brides .
A group of shelter dogs showcase their loveable personalities in a series of passport-style photographs - in the hope of finding their forever homes .
A cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo .
A lazy otter finds the ideal spot to soak up the sun and sleep off his lunch .
FULL OF STUNNING colours and swirling shapes, the furrows on these fields create a mix of mesmerising patterns .
A BAMBI was dramatically caught in mid-air by a greedy Nile crocodile in a once-in-a-million flying pincer move .
SITTING in the middle of a vast desert, an abandoned cinema is still waiting for its first movie to be screened .
Exploding out of the water, a great white shark performs a backflip during a hunt for seals .