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…
ROLLING across a 65-metre-high viaduct in the Alps, the red carriages of the Bernina Express add a splash of colour to the spectacular snow-covered Swiss surroundings .
SEA LIFE and greenery in one shot show nature at its very best .
LUMINOUS green rocks could easily be a beach from Superman's homeland of Krypton .
BLOWING bubbles underwater, this adorable polar bear slides into his tank for a playful dip .
A PENSIONER was left with a fractured jaw after being beaten and robbed outside his home in Birmingham last weekend .
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A makeup artist from the West Midlands magically transforms herself into famous cartoon characters using body paint .
An American black bear mimics John Travolta’s famous Saturday Night Fever dance move by hurling its arm in the air .
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WIDE EYED and staring straight down the lens of the camera, this intrigued seal is ready for his close up .