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 diving guide leaves a shark completely docile and balanced in the palm of his hand .
TRYING their best to wriggle away, three adorable tiger cubs receive their health checks at Chester Zoo .
SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive .
THIS BIGFOOT 'Jesus bird' may look silly, but he's perfectly designed for walking on water .
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An adorable orangutan named Pongo celebrates his first birthday at Zoo Atlanta, Georgia, America .
A lazy otter finds the ideal spot to soak up the sun and sleep off his lunch .
HUNDREDS of colour coordinated yarns lie abandoned in this once thriving textile mill .