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.
A terrified moose, trapped in a frozen lake, bobs her head above the icey water and awaits her rescue .
WITH A LITTLE cap of fresh snow resting on his head, this squirrel tries his best to pull off his new look .
POWERFUL bolts of lightning illuminate the night sky in an incredible autumn storm over the Sardinian coastline .
FISTS fly as two gorillas take each other on in a dramatic battle .
MOUTH OPEN wide, this little stoat appears to be in mid-song as he belts out a tune for his onlookers .
CLINGING onto nothing but ice, this brave climber reaches heights of 1000 FEET as he scales frozen solid waterfalls .
An adorable orangutan named Pongo celebrates his first birthday at Zoo Atlanta, Georgia, America .
An Italian photographer travelled to Chile where he visited several star-gazing sites, home to some of the world's most advanced telescopes, located in the spectacular setting of the Atacama desert .
A Canadian couple celebrated their engagement by recreating iconic moments from the film The Notebook .
With luminous colours and alien- like features, these magical mushrooms look like they belong on another planet .
An intrepid explorer hopes to be reunited with his travel partner, after his cuddly toy companion was stolen .
This hungry white tiger has just one thing on her mind - to taste fresh meat .