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.
WITH A STERN look of determination on their faces, these adorable pooches perfect their doggy paddle as they dive head first into a swimming pool .
HOTSPOT MEDIA - FUNKY BUMP: FROM MIRROR bellies to rainbow bumps these pregnancy casts of stone and bronze could be the funkiest way to preserve your bump for posterity .
FISTS fly as two gorillas take each other on in a dramatic battle .
The gunslingers are long gone and tumbleweeds have taken over at this abandoned American Wild West Theme Park in Cornwall .
THESE are the Disney Princesses you wouldn't want to run into in a dark alley .
A DETERMINED great blue heron holds on tightly to its prey as the furry gopher attempts to wriggle free .
An adorable orangutan named Pongo celebrates his first birthday at Zoo Atlanta, Georgia, America .
Swirling water and sand create amazing aerial images of river deltas across Iceland .
A Romanian photographer has captured the unique patterns of hundreds of human eyes in a series of striking macro shots .
NOT YOUR everyday selfie, this plucky diver poses with some of the scariest predators in the ocean .
LYING flat out on his back, this little meerkat makes the most of the English sunshine .