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.
FROM motorcycling to department store shopping these spookily faceless people are part of the Chinese-fad for wearing protective solar-visors in public .
A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .
STRETCHING his little legs in the air, a smiley leaf-tailed gecko breaks free from his old, scaly skin .
FROM MRS Patmore to Lady Sybil, these barking mad illustrations show the WOOF-er side of some of our most loved Downton characters .
LOCATIONS bursting with vibrant greens and chestnut browns, these photographs capture the peaceful English countryside in all its glory .
BALANCING on top of a tree, this bear cub puts her climbing skills to the test .
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 .
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .
A striped marlin means business as it spots lunch and spears a small fish .
A BUMPER season of births has left zoo with three of the cutest exotic kittens you're likely to see .
SWIMMING in unison, millions of silverside fish dwarf the divers .
This tranquil setting stretches for miles as the sun sets behind the mountain .