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.
HUNDREDS of colour coordinated yarns lie abandoned in this once thriving textile mill .
With luminous colours and alien- like features, these magical mushrooms look like they belong on another planet .
A mischievous fox cub demonstrates his playful side by biting his sibling’s tail .
An artist has transformed traditional Thanksgiving dinners into mini-masterpieces .
FINALLY catching a meal, a pair of great white egrets fight over their dinner .
FROM KISSING an alligator on the nose to walking over broken glass, this fearless daredevil is a real life female JACKASS .
A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .
A striped marlin means business as it spots lunch and spears a small fish .
BEAUTIFULLY lit by the dim glow of lanterns, a cave in Iceland is transformed into the perfect wedding venue .