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…
SNEAKING slowly into the water, this Bengal tiger plans a vicious attack on three unsuspecting deer .
PUSHING the diver out of his way, this little sea turtle shows he’s not in the mood for photographs .
A Canadian couple celebrated their engagement by recreating iconic moments from the film The Notebook .
If you had to scrape the snow off your car this morning or slip-slide your way into work over icy pavements spare a thought for these little critters .
A ROAD KILL munching Scot has chewed on everything from a dead squirrel to an unlucky crow – all in the name of art .
A frilled lizard appears to be belting out a tune as it sits in a tree with its mouth open wide .
MAKING himself at home, this little snail perches happily on top of this frog's head .
A mischievous fox cub demonstrates his playful side by biting his sibling’s tail .
These images of vintage cars, bikes and vans, pictured all over the world, could easily have come from a globetrotting petrol-head’s photo album .
TUGGING on the wing of his sibling, this needy owl is after some attention .
A photographer has captured spellbinding images of stars swirling above the English countryside .
WITH STUNNING colours and serene scenes, these photographs capture the otherworldly beauty of the English coast .