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.
FROM A mini table and chairs to a detailed violin, it’s hard to believe these incredible sculptures are all carved into the nib of PENCILS .
A terrified moose, trapped in a frozen lake, bobs her head above the icey water and awaits her rescue .
An osprey soars through the air at 30 miles per hour before swooping down to catch its prey from a lake .
A German photographer travelled around Africa where he met and photographed members of tribes in a series of intimate portraits .
An aerial view of flooding in Gloucestershire .
THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .
SHOVELLING food into his mouth, this hungry gorilla enjoys a peaceful moment at dinner time .
With stunning scenery and otherworldly vistas, Iceland’s rural beauty is inescapable – especially for Hollywood .
At least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon .
A man who conned tax officials out of £34 million and funded a lavish lifestyle of luxury hotels and restaurants has been jailed for one of the longest sentences in British criminal fraud history .
HUDDLED together on a branch, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls soak up the sun .