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 floating market in Indonesia is bursting with vibrant colours as wooden rowing boats loaded with fruit and vegetables crowd the river .
This longhorn beetle demon-strates a dark side as it looks just like the devil .
MEET the underwater British seal who is so friendly he loves to grapple divers like a friendly puppy dog .
An elegant snowy owl spreads her wings and glides effortlessly above the snow covered field .
A DETERMINED great blue heron holds on tightly to its prey as the furry gopher attempts to wriggle free .
STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .
Destroyed buildings and overturned cars are seen after a huge tornado struck Moore, Oklahoma, near Oklahoma City, May 20, 2013 .
BALANCING 30 metres above ground, these slackliners take the expression of living dangerously one step further, by tightrope walking NAKED .
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .
A terrified moose, trapped in a frozen lake, bobs her head above the icey water and awaits her rescue .
