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.
SITTING in the middle of a vast desert, an abandoned cinema is still waiting for its first movie to be screened .
A small Indian monkey is seemingly gob-smacked after reading the latest stock market news .
With the full moon looming behind him, this polar bear nestles down for the night .
THIS DANGER-mad female pensioner could be the oldest Brit to cage dive with CROCODILES .
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Throwing their arms up in the air, these energetic squirrels play a game of ball with a walnut .
PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .
RESTING his weary head on his flipper, this little seal pup takes a much needed nap after an afternoon of strenuous yoga .
A tiny puppy who lost his front legs after being hit by a train has been given and new LEASH of life with a set of wheels .
The dog having been pulled from the car - A police officer smashed a window in the blue Chrysler car to free the dog which was in visible distress .
With an abandoned tricycle sitting in an empty corridor, this derelict but once grand mansion could be the setting for The Shining .