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.
Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .
MESMERIZING night sky photographs offer a spellbinding look at the stars .
A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .
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As sunlight cascades through its vibrant stained glass windows, every inch of the Nasir-ol-Mulk Mosque bursts with colour .
A Brit photographer has captured one of the world's most camera-shy species of fish - during a game of underwater peek-a-boo .
A mischievous fox cub demonstrates his playful side by biting his sibling’s tail .
FLOATING effortlessly on his back, this little otter laps up a rare glimmer of English spring sunshine .
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A young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .