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.
COVERING themselves in ash and face paint, these are the holy men who live their lives away from everyday society .
LYING flat out on his back, this little meerkat makes the most of the English sunshine .
THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .
IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .
HUDDLED together in the hollow of a tree, it would be easy to overlook these two sleepy owls as they blend into the trunk .
DINING under the stars, this restaurant takes you back in time - inside an ancient cave .
A ROAD KILL munching Scot has chewed on everything from a dead squirrel to an unlucky crow – all in the name of art .
A little caterpillar fearlessly scampers down a branch and confronts a praying mantis .
A couple have tied the knot in a spectacular Harry Potter-themed wedding which cost £45,000 .
SWIMMING slowly towards the shore, a small group of bottlenose dolphins arrive for breakfast at a beach in Western Australia .
SHOVELLING food into his mouth, this hungry gorilla enjoys a peaceful moment at dinner time .