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…
STAIRWAY obsessed photographers have captured psychedelic shots that will mesmerise you .
This may look like a monster car engine that will leave petrol heads in a spin, but it is in fact a rather snazzy looking COFFEE MACHINE .
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THIS LITTLE squirrel tries to keep himself snug as snow starts to fall around him .
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WEARING tiny Christmas accessories, these adorable babies get into the spirit of the season .
