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.
A mischievous fox cub demonstrates his playful side by biting his sibling’s tail .
Lying angelically with a range of expressions etched on their tiny faces, little bundles of joy are innocently captured in their first few days in these adorable photographs .
A photographer from the United Arab Emirates travelled to Pakistan where he captured the lives of local people in a series of expressive portraits .
WIDE EYED with a huge smile across her face, this little elephant is a picture of happiness .
EXPERTLY camouflaged, this clever panther chameleon knows how to catch its prey by surprise .
A pair of snarling foxes go paw-to-paw and brawl after unexpectedly crossing paths .
FLYING through the air, these delighted pooches pull their best poses mid-flight .
AN American accountant has grown the world's biggest MELON and smashed his way into the record books with his mammoth 350 .
An aerial view of flooding in Gloucestershire .
FROM KISSING an alligator on the nose to walking over broken glass, this fearless daredevil is a real life female JACKASS .
NEW DELHI, A woman activist of India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party crosses a police barricade near the residence of ruling Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi during a protest against the recent rape of a five-year-old girl in New Delhi, India, April 21, 2013 .
SNUGGLED up in the hay away from the elements, this adorable hoglet has sought solace with a familiar friend .