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…
CARRYING a fully grown goat on his back, this five-year-old boy is a child shepherd in the mountains of northern Ethiopia .
An aerial view of flooding in Gloucestershire .
FISTS fly as two gorillas take each other on in a dramatic battle .
A disabled sheep is enjoying a new fleece of life after receiving a specially-designed wheelchair .
WITH their robotic movements and pristine uniforms, these are the sexy traffic girls of North Korea that are becoming iconic figures in the secretive state .
Southern England, the south-west and west Wales have been warned to expect more wild weather, with heavy rain and high tides possibly leading to coastal flooding and travel disruption over the weekend .
At first glance what might look like ordinary rusty bridge and road railings, are in fact amazing works of art .
SNUGGLED up in the hay away from the elements, this adorable hoglet has sought solace with a familiar friend .
Pouncing down on top of his twin brother, these two snow leopard cubs practice their kung-fu moves .
This is the moment a nimble red fox and a lumbering Alaskan brown bear were locked in a tense stand-off .
ARM extended and head flung back, this little chipmunk performs a loose-limbed yoga move .
