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.
HUDDLED together on a branch, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls soak up the sun .
This cheeky chappie is getting into all kinds of monkey business as he enjoys cooling off on a scorching hot day .
Destroyed buildings and overturned cars are seen after a huge tornado struck Moore, Oklahoma, near Oklahoma City, May 20, 2013 .
This longhorn beetle demon-strates a dark side as it looks just like the devil .
A BUMPER season of births has left zoo with three of the cutest exotic kittens you're likely to see .
ALL IS not as it seems in these deceptive cityscapes .
LYING back in the snow, these two polar bears share a cuddle as they call time out on playtime .
THIS is the incredible moment a pelican throws a fish into the air and SLAM DUNKS it into its enormous throat sack .
STARING open-mouthed into the camera, this shocked fish looks out of place in the middle of its angry friends .
What lies beneath this building site? Britain's great hope of winning the pre-WW2 arms race against Nazi Germany .
SITTING on a burning sofa unable to move, one man turns his terrifying dreams into reality .
A SPECTRUM of colours fills the sky during this spectacular and natural display of light .