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 German photographer travelled around Africa where he met and photographed members of tribes in a series of intimate portraits .
SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other .
A curious red squirrel takes a break from collecting nuts and tries her hand at photography .
MEET the underwater British seal who is so friendly he loves to grapple divers like a friendly puppy dog .
THE CRAZE for mimicking the video game Streetfighter has spread to the streets of London .
A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .
FLOATING effortlessly on his back, this little otter laps up a rare glimmer of English spring sunshine .
A PENSIONER was left with a fractured jaw after being beaten and robbed outside his home in Birmingham last weekend .
An adorable black bear cub struggles to find the perfect spot for an afternoon nap as he wriggles around on the branch of a maple tree .
This starling and prairie dog will not back down an inch as they have a fearsome stand-off over who gets to eat a nut .
RACING through the mountain range on horseback, the Kazakh people practice their ancient tradition of hunting with golden eagles .
