BIG FOOT 'JESUS BIRD'

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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LAZY FROG

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SLEEPING BEAUTIES

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GIVE US A KISS - CHEEKY ORANGUTAN PUCKERS UP FOR CAMERA

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CAMOUFLAGED NORTHERN POTOO BIRD IS A MASTER OF DISGUISE

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DOTING SEAL TICKLES HER PUP

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POOCHES POSE IN THEIR ELABORATE HEADSCARF COLLECTION

WRAPPED up in classy headscarves, these adorable pooches are the picture of sophistication .

MONKEY BUSINESS

GETTING behind the camera, this monkey practices his photography skills on his friends .

JUDGE BLASTED FOR LETTING PAEDO WALK FREE

JUDGE BLASTED FOR LETTING PAEDO WALK FREE A PERVERT who sexually assaulted two young girls on an allotment, telling them he was brushing spiders off them, has walked free from court – because jailing him was ‘unfair’ on his family .

EXERCISING OTTERS

A group of otters put on a show of aqua aerobics, as they raise their flippers perfectly in sync .

CHEETAH HUNT

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LIFE ON THE LINE: SLUM LIES NEXT TO ACTIVE RAILWAY

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