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.
PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .
THIS may look like a dolphin through jumping hoops, but it is in fact nothing more than a clever 3D pencil drawing .
AN American accountant has grown the world's biggest MELON and smashed his way into the record books with his mammoth 350 .
LIKE A living balloon this baitball of sardines is ready to burst when threatened by a pointy nosed sailfish .
LEAPING for joy five-feet above the waves this baby whale cutie is saying HELLO to its family after being lost .
These photographs of extreme weather capture storms furiously rolling across the sky above America .
MEET the little lion of suburbia with a mane that makes him look like a mini-king of the jungle .
TUGGING on the wing of his sibling, this needy owl is after some attention .
A diver looks like a minnow as she swims alongside a gigantic whale shark, the largest species of fish on the planet .
If you had to scrape the snow off your car this morning or slip-slide your way into work over icy pavements spare a thought for these little critters .
YOU’VE heard of the northern lights now feast your eyes on the natural wonder of the SOUTHERN lights .
An intrepid explorer hopes to be reunited with his travel partner, after his cuddly toy companion was stolen .