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
FULL OF STUNNING colours and swirling shapes, the furrows on these fields create a mix of mesmerising patterns .
Daniel Blore, 21, of Innage Crescent, Bridgnorth, stabbed his mother three times in the attack on January 11 this year, Stafford Crown Court heard .
Southern England, the south-west and west Wales have been warned to expect more wild weather, with heavy rain and high tides possibly leading to coastal flooding and travel disruption over the weekend .
HUDDLED together on a branch, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls soak up the sun .
Sitting all alone on drift ice in the Arctic Ocean, this lonely little fella looks lost .
A baby sperm whale assumed the role of a friendly giant when faced with two awestruck divers .
A PENSIONER was left with a fractured jaw after being beaten and robbed outside his home in Birmingham last weekend .
GLAMPING is taken to a whole new level in the form of the luxurious Pop-Up Hotel .
SURROUNDED by divers, a hungry green sea turtle enjoys being the centre of attention .
POWERFUL bolts of lightning illuminate the night sky in an incredible autumn storm over the Sardinian coastline .
A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .
A cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo .