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
An adorable orangutan named Pongo celebrates his first birthday at Zoo Atlanta, Georgia, America .
LYING flat out on his back, this little meerkat makes the most of the English sunshine .
A diving guide leaves a shark completely docile and balanced in the palm of his hand .
GLAMPING is taken to a whole new level in the form of the luxurious Pop-Up Hotel .
WITH A wide smile plastered across his face, this little gecko is ready for his close up .
A German photographer travelled around Africa where he met and photographed members of tribes in a series of intimate portraits .
FULL OF STUNNING colours and swirling shapes, the furrows on these fields create a mix of mesmerising patterns .
What lies beneath this building site? Britain's great hope of winning the pre-WW2 arms race against Nazi Germany .
THE THOUGHT OF BECOMING shipwrecked on a remote destination would fill most holidaymakers with dread .
INSIDE Britain's last Naval hospital where scurvy was cured looks like an NHS time capsule .
The lighthouses of Brittany, from Brest to Le Conquet, stand tall on France’s north-western coast against stunning scenery .
An aerial view of flooding in Gloucestershire .