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.
Primed and ready for action, this collection of striking images from the battlefield could be mistaken for authentic photos taking during World War II .
THIS BIGFOOT 'Jesus bird' may look silly, but he's perfectly designed for walking on water .
A young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .
A BIKINI swim with jellyfish sounds like the most painful past-time on the planet .
A Canadian couple celebrated their engagement by recreating iconic moments from the film The Notebook .
DIPPING his head into the vase of water, this little squirrel takes a refreshing break from an afternoon of eating .
With a dust covered coat hung from a wardrobe door and a pair of glasses left on a shelf, a remote farmhouse lies abandoned in the Welsh countryside .
SNEAKING slowly into the water, this Bengal tiger plans a vicious attack on three unsuspecting deer .
BOXING DAY has come early for this pair of feisty squirrels, as their Christmas party quickly turns sour .
WITH A STERN look of determination on their faces, these adorable pooches perfect their doggy paddle as they dive head first into a swimming pool .
Balanced on one leg, a frog assumes the crane kick martial arts stance made famous in the movie The Karate Kid .
