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 starling and prairie dog will not back down an inch as they have a fearsome stand-off over who gets to eat a nut .
LIFTING their heads high and bumping beaks, these aggressive pelicans clash over fish .
SWIMMING next to 40 tonne whales, dare-devil divers take the plunge with these gentle giants of the sea .
The gunslingers are long gone and tumbleweeds have taken over at this abandoned American Wild West Theme Park in Cornwall .
HUDDLING under a leaf, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls take shelter from the rain .
ROLLING around in the snow, these young brown bears take a break from their play fight to share a tender hug with one another .
Pouncing down on top of his twin brother, these two snow leopard cubs practice their kung-fu moves .
FROM MRS Patmore to Lady Sybil, these barking mad illustrations show the WOOF-er side of some of our most loved Downton characters .
THESE kingfishers prove no rod is needed as they go fishing for their dinner .
