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.
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .
A cricket perches on an unusual seat after crawling up the snout of a crocodile .
A makeup artist from the West Midlands magically transforms herself into famous cartoon characters using body paint .
Throwing their arms up in the air, these energetic squirrels play a game of ball with a walnut .
This frozen lighthouse in Michigan could easily be mistaken for a still from the snow swept disaster movie The Day After Tomorrow .
MEET the little lion of suburbia with a mane that makes him look like a mini-king of the jungle .
A BIKINI swim with jellyfish sounds like the most painful past-time on the planet .
HIDDEN in the middle of the Mojave Desert, a secret oasis awaits intrepid travellers .
WONDERS of the world have been transformed into their mini-versions in a seven-year round the world adventure .
Soldiers standing guard outside the Woolwich barracks in London - Two terror suspects are under armed guard in separate hospitals in London after a serving soldier was hacked to death in the street .