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.
PUCKERING up and enjoying some quality time, these are the most lovable monkeys on the planet .
FROM motorcycling to department store shopping these spookily faceless people are part of the Chinese-fad for wearing protective solar-visors in public .
PAWS for thought as you feast your eyes on this rare bear bathing session .
Suspended FIFTY metres in the air, this is the last place that you would expect to find a fine dining experience .
A SPECTRUM of colours fills the sky during this spectacular and natural display of light .
A TEN-THOUSAND square foot wide Avatar-style grove is such a beauty it will leave you feeling VINE .
A baby sperm whale assumed the role of a friendly giant when faced with two awestruck divers .
SNUGGLED up in the hay away from the elements, this adorable hoglet has sought solace with a familiar friend .
A hypnotherapist filmed himself sexually abusing a 19-year-old patient while she was in a trance-like state .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
In the calm waters of Greenland, gigantic icebergs dwarf everything around them .
STARING open-mouthed into the camera, this shocked fish looks out of place in the middle of its angry friends .