THIS BIGFOOT 'Jesus bird' may look silly, but he's perfectly designed for walking on water. Using its massive feet to jump from lily pad to lily pad, this Jacana fails to disappear into the background when catching its food. These funny photographs were taken by amateur photographer Ian Gordon Brown, 53, after he spotted the African Jacana at the Chobe nature reserve, Botswana. 'What is absolutely amazing is from birth, the chicks feed themselves - the parents don't feed them at all,'said Ian
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THE CRAZE for mimicking the video game Streetfighter has spread to the streets of London .
A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .
An Italian photographer travelled to Chile where he visited several star-gazing sites, home to some of the world's most advanced telescopes, located in the spectacular setting of the Atacama desert .
THIS is the incredible moment a pelican throws a fish into the air and SLAM DUNKS it into its enormous throat sack .
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COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .
IT'S the iconic TV show that influenced a whole generation in the 1990s .
A US firefighter has battled osteoarthritis and four hip replacements to break the world paddleboarding record .
SEA LIFE and greenery in one shot show nature at its very best .