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.
HUDDLING under a leaf, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls take shelter from the rain .
The beds are consumed by moss instead of customers at this abandoned hotel .
CARRYING a fully grown goat on his back, this five-year-old boy is a child shepherd in the mountains of northern Ethiopia .
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 .
Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .
A NINJA red squirrel cuts a dashing figure as the little fella jumps up to ten-feet between treetops in the Yorkshire Dales .
AIRPORT staff have been put on alert after diet pills that come in grenade shaped containers sparked security alerts .
SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other .
ARMED with her camera, bikini and flippers, this brave diver goes swimming with SHARKS .
LYING flat out on his back, this little meerkat makes the most of the English sunshine .
A pair of chicks bravely decided to befriend a python, despite being the snake's favourite choice of food .