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.
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FORGET Thorpe Park this summer as this is a 50 mile-per-hour ride over the Colorado River CANYON .
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WITH HIS PAW covering his mouth, this cheeky cub looks amused by something .
MEET the little lion of suburbia with a mane that makes him look like a mini-king of the jungle .
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Families in an Indian slum put their lives on the line by living on top of an ACTIVE railway track .
A British jewellery designer with a passion for London's iconic Gherkin has created a pen with an INK-REDIBLE price tag of £27,500 .
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A HEIGHT-addicted airline pilot has taken pictures of the Dubai from 1,300-feet .
