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.
SAT with his arms folded and a cross look on his face, this Gorilla looks like he's had enough of the Christmas holidays already .
WITH SNOW COVERING the ground around them, these two polar bears play fight .
A group of shelter dogs showcase their loveable personalities in a series of passport-style photographs - in the hope of finding their forever homes .
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
A photographer has captured stunning photographs of the Milky Way above picturesque landscapes in the UK and Italy .
This hungry white tiger has just one thing on her mind - to taste fresh meat .
THIS unique holiday accommodation allows you to enjoy a full Flintstones experience .
A frilled lizard appears to be belting out a tune as it sits in a tree with its mouth open wide .
PERCHED on a branch, this Little Owl plays third wheel to two love birds .
HUDDLED together in the hollow of a tree, it would be easy to overlook these two sleepy owls as they blend into the trunk .
A lazy tree frog, tired of hopping along a branch, chooses the slowest form of transport when it jumps on top of an unsuspecting snail .
A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .