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 SPECTACULAR array of stars fills the night sky as they soar over this active volcano .
A hypnotherapist filmed himself sexually abusing a 19-year-old patient while she was in a trance-like state .
Sprawled out on top of a log, this sleeping leopard takes a relaxing break from his daily routine .
PERCHED on a branch, this Little Owl plays third wheel to two love birds .
Scurrying along the branch of a tree, a little squirrel pushes a pram packed full of Easter treats .
HIDDEN in the middle of the Mojave Desert, a secret oasis awaits intrepid travellers .
TUGGING at his exhausted mum's ears, a beautiful baby orangutan refuses to settle for a nap as he begins a game of peek-a-boo .
With the full moon looming behind him, this polar bear nestles down for the night .
A doting seal smiles at her sweet little pup as she tickles its tummy on the beach .
HOPPING onto the scales, these adorable baby Humboldt penguins are ready for their first weigh-in .
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