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
Sprawled out on top of a log, this sleeping leopard takes a relaxing break from his daily routine .
BEHIND the doors of this building, with its stacks of mattresses and discarded remains of wheelchairs, lies another victim of austerity cuts .
CLIMBING, falling and tugging on his weary mum, this little orangutan is up to all kinds of trouble .
A little caterpillar fearlessly scampers down a branch and confronts a praying mantis .
A diving guide leaves a shark completely docile and balanced in the palm of his hand .
WITH SNOW COVERING the ground around them, these two polar bears play fight .
MEET the underwater British seal who is so friendly he loves to grapple divers like a friendly puppy dog .
SOME OF the sea’s most terrifying creatures show their softer side as they join a group of diners for lunch .
THESE LOVE BIRDS can’t keep their beaks off each other as they share a very public display of affection .
THIS ONE of a kind experience brings a whole new meaning to the phrase 'a coffee to go' .