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…
AN EXERCISING turtle and an ice-skating chick are hardly everyday exploits in the animal community .
AT first glance these images could easily be mistaken for photographs, but they are in-fact real life drawings created using nothing but coloured pencils .
A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .
From the rolling hills of the Brecon Beacons to the still waters in the Lake District, these photographs capture autumnal landscapes across Great Britain perfectly .
This cheeky chappie is getting into all kinds of monkey business as he enjoys cooling off on a scorching hot day .
A young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .
A German photographer travelled around Africa where he met and photographed members of tribes in a series of intimate portraits .
BLOWING bubbles underwater, this adorable polar bear slides into his tank for a playful dip .
These beautiful photographs show how these playful pods of dolphins make their own fun by gliding, flipping and spinning through the air whilst enjoying the sun on their backs .
A rare manuscript of one of Charlotte Bronte’s earliest poems went under the hammer today and fetched nearly £100,000 – double what it was expected to get .
An Australian beach is illuminated by an enticing neon blue glow as a rare phenomenon lights up the water .
SOARING at 112 miles per hour through the air, this petite blonde certainly lives up to her title as the fastest flying woman in the world .