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 diver attempts to control rising numbers of lionfish by feeding the venomous species to Caribbean reef sharks .
Hot on the heels of a little rabbit, this cheetah is on a mission to catch his prey .
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
An elegant snowy owl spreads her wings and glides effortlessly above the snow covered field .
WIDE EYED with a huge smile across her face, this little elephant is a picture of happiness .
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A small Indian monkey is seemingly gob-smacked after reading the latest stock market news .
