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…
LOCATIONS bursting with vibrant greens and chestnut browns, these photographs capture the peaceful English countryside in all its glory.
Say cheese! This cheeky chappy isn’t in the mood to live up to his scary reputation as he is pictured here cracking a killer smile as he goes about his daily business.
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 SPECTACULAR array of stars fills the night sky as they soar over this active volcano.
MEET the little lion of suburbia with a mane that makes him look like a mini-king of the jungle.
A group of otters put on a show of aqua aerobics, as they raise their flippers perfectly in sync.
An American black bear mimics John Travolta’s famous Saturday Night Fever dance move by hurling its arm in the air.
FLEXING his muscles and staring straight at his opponent, this bodybuilding squirrel is the nuts.
Daniel Blore, 21, of Innage Crescent, Bridgnorth, stabbed his mother three times in the attack on January 11 this year, Stafford Crown Court heard.
UNDERWATER and above-water seaside shots show the best of British beach-life.