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 NINJA red squirrel cuts a dashing figure as the little fella jumps up to ten-feet between treetops in the Yorkshire Dales .
Here's a collection of art for the DIGIT-AL age as these fascinating illusions of landmarks, places and even a banana are made using just a pair of hands .
ROLLING around in the snow, these young brown bears take a break from their play fight to share a tender hug with one another .
BRAIDED, sculpted and beaded, these are the eye-catching hairstyles worn by the tribal women of Angola .
TRYING their best to wriggle away, three adorable tiger cubs receive their health checks at Chester Zoo .
A cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo .
This cheeky macaque gets up close and personal as he examines the dental hygiene of his fellow primate .
A COUNCIL has come under fire for slapping fines on people’s GRAVESTONES for breaching petty regulations on pot plants .
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 .
What lies beneath this building site? Britain's great hope of winning the pre-WW2 arms race against Nazi Germany .
IN a galaxy far, far away, this collection of stunning interstellar formations will leave you STARSTRUCK .
