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.
Complete with core, mantle and crust, these incredible planet cakes are truly out of this world .
POPE MOBBED BY THOUSANDS OF WORSHIPPERS IN RIO - Thousands of worshippers gather to celebrate the Papal visit on Copacabana beach, Rio de Janeiro ,Brazil .
WITH THEIR adorable big round eyes and fluffy white fur, these baby seals are cute enough to melt any heart .
HUNDREDS of hot air balloons decorate the sky above Turkey as the rising sun illuminates the spectacular scenery below .
MAKING himself at home, this little snail perches happily on top of this frog's head .
A BRITISH couple are the first to tie the knot inside an enormous GLACIER in Iceland .
MASKED intruders look sinister but really they are a gang of urban exploring pranksters .
WELCOME to what could be the world's tallest TOTALLY wooden construction .
These are the faces of orphans suffering from the horrifying effects of chemical warfare .
WRAPPED up in classy headscarves, these adorable pooches are the picture of sophistication .
A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .
THIS is the shocking moment a clumsy radio newsreader plunged into a freezing canal while texting her boyfriend instead of looking where she was going .