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.
THIS may look like a dolphin through jumping hoops, but it is in fact nothing more than a clever 3D pencil drawing .
ARMED with her camera, bikini and flippers, this brave diver goes swimming with SHARKS .
SAILING over crystal clear waters, the Bajau people of Malaysia live their lives almost entirely at SEA .
LEAF-ing much to the imagination, this camera trickery is blooming marvellous .
Daniel Blore, 21, of Innage Crescent, Bridgnorth, stabbed his mother three times in the attack on January 11 this year, Stafford Crown Court heard .
A Little owl looks down the lens of a camera and gives the photographer a cheeky wink .
LYING flat out on his back, this little meerkat makes the most of the English sunshine .
PAWS for thought as you feast your eyes on this rare bear bathing session .
SHOWING off her best assets for the camera, this cheeky orangutan is in the mood for love, puckering up her lips to blow the biggest kiss she can .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
