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…
Swirling water and sand create amazing aerial images of river deltas across Iceland .
With their guts spewing and eyes hanging out, these are the cuddly toys children might be reluctant to curl up to .
Beautiful turquoise waves rise and fall in a series of stunning images taken along the coastline of south-eastern Australia .
A hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .
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 .
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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ROLLING around in the snow, these young brown bears take a break from their play fight to share a tender hug with one another .
A man who conned tax officials out of £34 million and funded a lavish lifestyle of luxury hotels and restaurants has been jailed for one of the longest sentences in British criminal fraud history .
A little clownfish opens its mouth to reveal a blood sucking intruder living on its tongue .
A lively lemon shark grins into the camera and showcases his impressive teeth .
THROWING himself off 1,100ft bridges in a wheelchair, this is the PARALYSED base jumper who knows no fear .