It’s a role reversal in the Visayan Sea as HUNDREDS of tiny, glistening eggs are carried around inside the mouth of their cardinalfish father. The dedicated dad takes a break from eating as he carries the eggs until they hatch, while the female continues her routine as normal. The nocturnal male cardinalfish appears to glow in the darkness as it proudly displays his brood. The stunning photographs were captured by 39-year-old photographer Marcello Di Francesco while on a trip around the Philippine Islands.
An Australian beach is illuminated by an enticing neon blue glow as a rare phenomenon lights up the water .
A BIKINI swim with jellyfish sounds like the most painful past-time on the planet .
Exploding out of the water, a great white shark performs a backflip during a hunt for seals .
LIFTING their heads high and bumping beaks, these aggressive pelicans clash over fish .
WHETHER FLOATING through space or diving underwater, a lucky baby boy enjoys once in a life time experiences - in his DREAMS .
This may look like a monster car engine that will leave petrol heads in a spin, but it is in fact a rather snazzy looking COFFEE MACHINE .
These are the faces of orphans suffering from the horrifying effects of chemical warfare .
If you had to scrape the snow off your car this morning or slip-slide your way into work over icy pavements spare a thought for these little critters .
WITH SNOW COVERING the ground around them, these two polar bears play fight .
A diver attempts to control rising numbers of lionfish by feeding the venomous species to Caribbean reef sharks .
A BAMBI was dramatically caught in mid-air by a greedy Nile crocodile in a once-in-a-million flying pincer move .
SWIMMING in unison, millions of silverside fish dwarf the divers .