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
PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .
WITH A wide smile plastered across his face, this little gecko is ready for his close up .
THESE are the Disney Princesses you wouldn't want to run into in a dark alley .
A cheeky owl fancies a game of hide and seek as it peeps out from behind a tree .
Destroyed buildings and overturned cars are seen after a huge tornado struck Moore, Oklahoma, near Oklahoma City, May 20, 2013 .
A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .
Meet the human CCTV: a PCSO with a memory for faces so sharp he has apprehended more than 130 suspects in the last year alone with his eagle eyed talents .
With stunning scenery and otherworldly vistas, Iceland’s rural beauty is inescapable – especially for Hollywood .
HUDDLING under a leaf, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls take shelter from the rain .
A little clownfish opens its mouth to reveal a blood sucking intruder living on its tongue .
Sitting all alone on drift ice in the Arctic Ocean, this lonely little fella looks lost .
AN ANGRY giraffe gave a bush-riding cyclist a scare when he stomped his £2K bike into the dirt .