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.
An adorable little squirrel wakes from a nap and pops out his tongue for the camera .
FLOATING effortlessly on his back, this little otter laps up a rare glimmer of English spring sunshine .
CARRYING a fully grown goat on his back, this five-year-old boy is a child shepherd in the mountains of northern Ethiopia .
This is the amazing moment two white-tailed kites take an in-flight meal - exchanging prey at 100 foot high in mid air .
A lazy tree frog, tired of hopping along a branch, chooses the slowest form of transport when it jumps on top of an unsuspecting snail .
THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .
A diver looks like a minnow as she swims alongside a gigantic whale shark, the largest species of fish on the planet .
SLEEPING within touching distance of wild African animals might not be everyone's idea of a relaxing break .
EXPERTLY camouflaged, this clever panther chameleon knows how to catch its prey by surprise .
An Indonesian farmer is dragged through muddy water as he clings to the tails of two charging cows .
ROLLING up snow in its tiny paws, this little squirrel is looking for a snowball fight .
BEHIND the doors of this building, with its stacks of mattresses and discarded remains of wheelchairs, lies another victim of austerity cuts .