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.
Some will get up close and personal with Mother Nature’s deadliest animals to get the perfect shot, posing the question, what lengths will a photographer go to for that all important picture? But in this case, the question should be what depths .
Hot on the heels of a little rabbit, this cheetah is on a mission to catch his prey .
RESTING his weary head on his flipper, this little seal pup takes a much needed nap after an afternoon of strenuous yoga .
WITH LUSH GREEN LANDSCAPES stretching out as far as the eye can see, you're in for a treat at these one of a kind treehouses .
TRYING their best to wriggle away, three adorable tiger cubs receive their health checks at Chester Zoo .
ARM extended and head flung back, this little chipmunk performs a loose-limbed yoga move .
WITHOUT A care in the world, this little snow monkey puts his feet up and settles in for a snooze .
The claws come out at meal time as a group of white tailed eagles brawl over road-kill .
A luxury caravan with a price tag of ONE MILLION DOLLARS is due to hit the road later this year .
BALANCING 30 metres above ground, these slackliners take the expression of living dangerously one step further, by tightrope walking NAKED .