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.
A grand 56-bedroom hotel, once heaving with injured soldiers during the First World War, now lies completely abandoned .
FLEXING his muscles and staring straight at his opponent, this bodybuilding squirrel is the nuts .
DASHING through the snow, this little stoat is on the lookout for a Christmas feast .
DINING under the stars, this restaurant takes you back in time - inside an ancient cave .
A lazy tree frog, tired of hopping along a branch, chooses the slowest form of transport when it jumps on top of an unsuspecting snail .
A fox takes a tumble and lands on his head when he tries to fend off a pair of eagles in Japan .
Pic By Graham Gibson/ HotSpot Media - SHARK HYPNOTIST BALANCES SHARK IN PALM OF HIS HAND- In Pic - Diver Tom and Caribbean reef sharks in the Bahamas- A SHARK hypnotist balances these predators in the palm of his hand by sending them to sleep with a gentle nose rub .
An Italian photographer travelled to northern India where he visited poverty stricken suburbs and captured ordinary people in a series of intimate and expressive portraits .
A striped marlin means business as it spots lunch and spears a small fish .
SOME OF the sea’s most terrifying creatures show their softer side as they join a group of diners for lunch .
Animal rescue volunteers have told how a cat riddled with cancer was forced to ripped off its own ears after it was abandoned by its owners .
A luxury caravan with a price tag of ONE MILLION DOLLARS is due to hit the road later this year .