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.
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ARM extended and head flung back, this little chipmunk performs a loose-limbed yoga move .
A cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo .
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FROM motorcycling to department store shopping these spookily faceless people are part of the Chinese-fad for wearing protective solar-visors in public .
THIS may look like a dolphin through jumping hoops, but it is in fact nothing more than a clever 3D pencil drawing .
A fox takes a tumble and lands on his head when he tries to fend off a pair of eagles in Japan .
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CAUSING a splash, this determined kingfisher goes hunting for dinner .
An osprey soars through the air at 30 miles per hour before swooping down to catch its prey from a lake .
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AN ITALIAN mechanic has created the world’s most ferocious mini-car .