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 little caterpillar fearlessly scampers down a branch and confronts a praying mantis .
A curious red squirrel takes a break from collecting nuts and tries her hand at photography .
A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .
With the full moon looming behind him, this polar bear nestles down for the night .
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AN American accountant has grown the world's biggest MELON and smashed his way into the record books with his mammoth 350 .
These uninvited guests ELEPHANTLY make their annual trip through the reception of this welcoming lodge .
FORGET Thorpe Park this summer as this is a 50 mile-per-hour ride over the Colorado River CANYON .
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INSIDE Britain's last Naval hospital where scurvy was cured looks like an NHS time capsule .