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 BIKINI swim with jellyfish sounds like the most painful past-time on the planet .
RAISING his flipper, this two day old seal pup gives a wave to the camera .
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STARING eagerly into the camera, this little toad is full of curiosity .
A trio of ants are locked in a tug of war over a fly as they pull the bug by its legs .
Meet the human CCTV: a PCSO with a memory for faces so sharp he has apprehended more than 130 suspects in the last year alone with his eagle eyed talents .
RACING through the mountain range on horseback, the Kazakh people practice their ancient tradition of hunting with golden eagles .
With stunning scenery and otherworldly vistas, Iceland’s rural beauty is inescapable – especially for Hollywood .
ARMED with her camera, bikini and flippers, this brave diver goes swimming with SHARKS .
A SPECTRUM of colours fills the sky during this spectacular and natural display of light .
