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 ROAD KILL munching Scot has chewed on everything from a dead squirrel to an unlucky crow – all in the name of art .
FROM motorcycling to department store shopping these spookily faceless people are part of the Chinese-fad for wearing protective solar-visors in public .
A family of foster carers are facing bankruptcy and homelessness after they signed up to a Government scheme to renovate their house to be used for disabled children's short breaks .
NEW DELHI, A woman activist of India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party crosses a police barricade near the residence of ruling Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi during a protest against the recent rape of a five-year-old girl in New Delhi, India, April 21, 2013 .
SEA LIFE and greenery in one shot show nature at its very best .
PERCHED on a branch, this Little Owl plays third wheel to two love birds .
WITH HIS PAW covering his mouth, this cheeky cub looks amused by something .
LYING flat out on his back, this little meerkat makes the most of the English sunshine .
Staring death in the face, a little field mouse bravely confronts a hungry cat .
PUCKERING up and enjoying some quality time, these are the most lovable monkeys on the planet .
COVERING themselves in ash and face paint, these are the holy men who live their lives away from everyday society .