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.
PERCHED on a branch, this Little Owl plays third wheel to two love birds .
FLAUNTING its new accessory, a fashionable green dumpy tree frog poses for the camera while wearing a SNAIL as a hat .
An osprey soars through the air at 30 miles per hour before swooping down to catch its prey from a lake .
HUDDLING under a leaf, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls take shelter from the rain .
LEAPING for joy five-feet above the waves this baby whale cutie is saying HELLO to its family after being lost .
LYING flat out on his back, this little meerkat makes the most of the English sunshine .
A young otter wades through a lake with his eyes set on an older rival’s fish .
ARMED with her camera, bikini and flippers, this brave diver goes swimming with SHARKS .
ROLLING up snow in its tiny paws, this little squirrel is looking for a snowball fight .
EXPERTLY camouflaged, this clever panther chameleon knows how to catch its prey by surprise .
BEHIND the doors of this building, with its stacks of mattresses and discarded remains of wheelchairs, lies another victim of austerity cuts .
