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
DIVING down at a speed of 75mph, this is the moment a hungry osprey caught his prey .
Sam Notaro built his own flood defences to protect his four-bedroom home in Moorland, Somerset Flooding is likely to get worse around Somerset as groundwater levels continue to rise .
ARMED with her camera, bikini and flippers, this brave diver goes swimming with SHARKS .
WITHOUT A care in the world, this little snow monkey puts his feet up and settles in for a snooze .
A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .
MASKED intruders look sinister but really they are a gang of urban exploring pranksters .
This cheeky macaque gets up close and personal as he examines the dental hygiene of his fellow primate .
An elegant snowy owl spreads her wings and glides effortlessly above the snow covered field .
UNDERWATER and above-water seaside shots show the best of British beach-life .
A makeup artist from the West Midlands magically transforms herself into famous cartoon characters using body paint .
A NINJA red squirrel cuts a dashing figure as the little fella jumps up to ten-feet between treetops in the Yorkshire Dales .