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.
It's incredible to think anyone could live in such horrendous squalor - yet two men have been prosecuted for keeping their homes in such revolting conditions that it was no longer fit for their animals .
A cheeky owl fancies a game of hide and seek as it peeps out from behind a tree .
CCTV shows a dark figure dumping the dog- A pet dog suffering with cancer has been put down after being dumped at an animal rescue in what officials said is the worst abandonment of any animal they have witnessed .
This cheeky chappie is getting into all kinds of monkey business as he enjoys cooling off on a scorching hot day .
SQUABBLING over the last piece of grain, these hungry squirrels are determined to stock up on as much food as possible .
Pouncing down on top of his twin brother, these two snow leopard cubs practice their kung-fu moves .
A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .
These adorable pictures show the moment two cuddly red panda cubs take their first look at the outside world and are weighed for the very first time .
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .
AN ADORABLE one-eyed kitten has been dubbed the 'pirate cat' because of his pirate-like facial expressions .
While often referred to as the kings of the jungle, gorillas - for all their might - are notorious hydrophobes .