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.
THIS DANGER-mad female pensioner could be the oldest Brit to cage dive with CROCODILES .
PUCKERING up and enjoying some quality time, these are the most lovable monkeys on the planet .
A baby sperm whale assumed the role of a friendly giant when faced with two awestruck divers .
A young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .
This is the amazing moment two white-tailed kites take an in-flight meal - exchanging prey at 100 foot high in mid air .
STRETCHING his little legs in the air, a smiley leaf-tailed gecko breaks free from his old, scaly skin .
An aerial view of flooding in Gloucestershire .
A SERENE turquoise glow glimmers from underneath these powerful icebergs .
THIS may look like a dolphin through jumping hoops, but it is in fact nothing more than a clever 3D pencil drawing .
A project to create an underwater tribute to the stone Moai statues of Easter Island ended in disaster when 15 replica structures were destroyed after toppling from a boat and into the sea .
BURSTING from the water, a beautiful but deadly Sumatran tiger jumps for food in an Indonesian zoo .
WITH HIS PAW covering his mouth, this cheeky cub looks amused by something .