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…
Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .
Pouncing down on top of his twin brother, these two snow leopard cubs practice their kung-fu moves .
TRYING their best to wriggle away, three adorable tiger cubs receive their health checks at Chester Zoo .
As sunlight cascades through its vibrant stained glass windows, every inch of the Nasir-ol-Mulk Mosque bursts with colour .
SEA LIFE and greenery in one shot show nature at its very best .
FLAUNTING its new accessory, a fashionable green dumpy tree frog poses for the camera while wearing a SNAIL as a hat .
Balanced on one leg, a frog assumes the crane kick martial arts stance made famous in the movie The Karate Kid .
AN ANGRY giraffe gave a bush-riding cyclist a scare when he stomped his £2K bike into the dirt .
PUSHING the diver out of his way, this little sea turtle shows he’s not in the mood for photographs .
ALL IS not as it seems in these deceptive cityscapes .
Throwing a right hook as he launches onto his opponent with his gnarling teeth at the ready, this is the OTTER-LY ruthless showdown between two otters .
