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 photographer has captured spellbinding images of stars swirling above the English countryside .
A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .
They say breakfast is the most important meal of the day and for this greedy camel he can't get enough of his morning feed, as he gate crashes his owner's mealtime .
NEW DELHI, A woman activist of India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party crosses a police barricade near the residence of ruling Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi during a protest against the recent rape of a five-year-old girl in New Delhi, India, April 21, 2013 .
WITH SNOW COVERING the ground around them, these two polar bears play fight .
DIVING down at a speed of 75mph, this is the moment a hungry osprey caught his prey .
STRIKING photos capture nature at its most raw and powerful during Earth’s most electrifying event .
HUNDREDS of hot air balloons decorate the sky above Turkey as the rising sun illuminates the spectacular scenery below .
This tranquil setting stretches for miles as the sun sets behind the mountain .
SURROUNDED by divers, a hungry green sea turtle enjoys being the centre of attention .
A terrified moose, trapped in a frozen lake, bobs her head above the icey water and awaits her rescue .
Destroyed buildings and overturned cars are seen after a huge tornado struck Moore, Oklahoma, near Oklahoma City, May 20, 2013 .