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.
Like a scene from a fairytale, THOUSANDS of fireflies create an enchanting glow as they dance in a forest .
Throwing their arms up in the air, these energetic squirrels play a game of ball with a walnut .
MEET the underwater British seal who is so friendly he loves to grapple divers like a friendly puppy dog .
RAISING his flipper, this two day old seal pup gives a wave to the camera .
SWIMMING slowly towards the shore, a small group of bottlenose dolphins arrive for breakfast at a beach in Western Australia .
A PENSIONER was left with a fractured jaw after being beaten and robbed outside his home in Birmingham last weekend .
Sitting all alone on drift ice in the Arctic Ocean, this lonely little fella looks lost .
A Little owl looks down the lens of a camera and gives the photographer a cheeky wink .
An American black bear mimics John Travolta’s famous Saturday Night Fever dance move by hurling its arm in the air .
With one hand rested on his belly and the other propping his head up, this lazy lizard takes an afternoon break .
From a platter of finger licking chicken wings to a bowl of Chinese noodle soup, these foodie snaps are enough to make your savoury saliva glands drool .