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…
HUDDLING under a leaf, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls take shelter from the rain .
LIKE A living balloon this baitball of sardines is ready to burst when threatened by a pointy nosed sailfish .
A pair of BEAUTIFUL rescue sea turtles spot their catch in the waters of the Great Barrier Reef .
A mischievous fox cub demonstrates his playful side by biting his sibling’s tail .
IN a galaxy far, far away, this collection of stunning interstellar formations will leave you STARSTRUCK .
FROM motorcycling to department store shopping these spookily faceless people are part of the Chinese-fad for wearing protective solar-visors in public .
A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .
SHOVELLING food into his mouth, this hungry gorilla enjoys a peaceful moment at dinner time .
A frilled lizard appears to be belting out a tune as it sits in a tree with its mouth open wide .
THIS incredible shimmer of silver fish mirrors the image of that of an underwater tornado .
An intrepid explorer hopes to be reunited with his travel partner, after his cuddly toy companion was stolen .
AN EXERCISING turtle and an ice-skating chick are hardly everyday exploits in the animal community .