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.
THIS incredible shimmer of silver fish mirrors the image of that of an underwater tornado .
A mining town in Australia’s outback appears to be completely deserted, but its residents have escaped the scorching heat by living in underground caves .
POPE MOBBED BY THOUSANDS OF WORSHIPPERS IN RIO - Thousands of worshippers gather to celebrate the Papal visit on Copacabana beach, Rio de Janeiro ,Brazil .
AIRPORT staff have been put on alert after diet pills that come in grenade shaped containers sparked security alerts .
Jostling their quills into the noses of some unlucky cubs, this is the moment two feisty porcupines ALMOST defeat a pride of seven lions .
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 .
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 .
POWERFUL bolts of lightning illuminate the night sky in an incredible autumn storm over the Sardinian coastline .
An American black bear mimics John Travolta’s famous Saturday Night Fever dance move by hurling its arm in the air .
A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .
MEET the underwater British seal who is so friendly he loves to grapple divers like a friendly puppy dog .