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 DETERMINED great blue heron holds on tightly to its prey as the furry gopher attempts to wriggle free .
MOUTH OPEN wide, this little stoat appears to be in mid-song as he belts out a tune for his onlookers .
WITH SNOW COVERING the ground around them, these two polar bears play fight .
THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .
PERCHED on a branch, this Little Owl plays third wheel to two love birds .
Pouncing down on top of his twin brother, these two snow leopard cubs practice their kung-fu moves .
THIS is the fascinating abandoned house, complete with mystery portraits and homely items, that has been dubbed - crooked cottage .
STEPFORD wives from the 1950's and 60's are performing history's most sexist exercise programme .
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NATURE PAPARAZZIS prove you don't have to be Justin Bieber or Cheryl Cole to attract a pack of photographers .
From a floating jelly fish to a relaxed seal, Britain’s unappreciated beach life is captured above and below the water .