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.
ROLLING around in the snow, these young brown bears take a break from their play fight to share a tender hug with one another .
POPE MOBBED BY THOUSANDS OF WORSHIPPERS IN RIO - Thousands of worshippers gather to celebrate the Papal visit on Copacabana beach, Rio de Janeiro ,Brazil .
A tiny puppy who lost his front legs after being hit by a train has been given and new LEASH of life with a set of wheels .
A SPECTRUM of colours fills the sky during this spectacular and natural display of light .
A photographer has captured spellbinding images of stars swirling above the English countryside .
An Indonesian farmer is dragged through muddy water as he clings to the tails of two charging cows .
WITH their robotic movements and pristine uniforms, these are the sexy traffic girls of North Korea that are becoming iconic figures in the secretive state .
AN EXERCISING turtle and an ice-skating chick are hardly everyday exploits in the animal community .
With a dust covered coat hung from a wardrobe door and a pair of glasses left on a shelf, a remote farmhouse lies abandoned in the Welsh countryside .
WITH LUSH GREEN LANDSCAPES stretching out as far as the eye can see, you're in for a treat at these one of a kind treehouses .
A doting seal smiles at her sweet little pup as she tickles its tummy on the beach .