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.
MESMERIZING night sky photographs offer a spellbinding look at the stars .
With one hand rested on his belly and the other propping his head up, this lazy lizard takes an afternoon break .
At first glance what might look like ordinary rusty bridge and road railings, are in fact amazing works of art .
STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .
These adorable pictures show the moment two cuddly red panda cubs take their first look at the outside world and are weighed for the very first time .
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .
SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .
These are the men with one of the most unpleasant jobs in the world .
WITH HIS PAW covering his mouth, this cheeky cub looks amused by something .
HUDDLED together on a branch, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls soak up the sun .
A striped marlin means business as it spots lunch and spears a small fish .
MEET the little lion of suburbia with a mane that makes him look like a mini-king of the jungle .