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 quietly at the edge of the lake, these two baby bears watch and learn as the adults hunt for fish .
BASKING in smug satisfaction, a confident squirrel gives a wink to the camera .
While often referred to as the kings of the jungle, gorillas - for all their might - are notorious hydrophobes .
A grey whale and her calf greet an audience of awestruck admirers on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico .
An Italian photographer travelled to Chile where he visited several star-gazing sites, home to some of the world's most advanced telescopes, located in the spectacular setting of the Atacama desert .
A pair of snarling foxes go paw-to-paw and brawl after unexpectedly crossing paths .
A family of foster carers are facing bankruptcy and homelessness after they signed up to a Government scheme to renovate their house to be used for disabled children's short breaks .
An Australian explorer has travelled the globe with a toy pig, known as Travel Piggy, in search of a missing cuddly companion .
TOMORROW (Saturday) marks the 28th anniversary of the nuclear disaster that left the city of Chernobyl devastated .
An osprey soars through the air at 30 miles per hour before swooping down to catch its prey from a lake .
A TAXIDERMY truck spotted in America’s Deep South could be the most gruesome wagon on the road .