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…
LEAF-ing much to the imagination, this camera trickery is blooming marvellous .
LINED up one by one on a deer’s back, these little birds give their wings a break as they catch a ride across London .
FIFTEEEN years after it was closed pictures by a British teacher show the calamity Hong Kong airport that was closed for being too dangerous .
A SPECTACULAR array of stars fills the night sky as they soar over this active volcano .
Splashing around in the water, a mother otter and her son are tangled in a family feud .
These are the men with one of the most unpleasant jobs in the world .
The rock restaurant, located in Zanzibar – THIS unique restaurant really does boast breath-taking views - as it is perched on a rock in the middle of the sea .
IN a galaxy not so far away lies a magical display of lights that could be the latest image from NASA .
SWIMMING in unison, millions of silverside fish dwarf the divers .
A blanket of fog is lit up by the colourful glowing lights of the city below .