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
PERCHED on a branch, this Little Owl plays third wheel to two love birds .
HOPPING onto the scales, these adorable baby Humboldt penguins are ready for their first weigh-in .
A soap bubble lands on the frosty ground and creates a shimmering snow globe as crystals form around it .
A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .
WITHOUT A care in the world, this little snow monkey puts his feet up and settles in for a snooze .
PUSHING the diver out of his way, this little sea turtle shows he’s not in the mood for photographs .
CARRYING a fully grown goat on his back, this five-year-old boy is a child shepherd in the mountains of northern Ethiopia .
Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .
Some will get up close and personal with Mother Nature’s deadliest animals to get the perfect shot, posing the question, what lengths will a photographer go to for that all important picture? But in this case, the question should be what depths .
A lively lemon shark grins into the camera and showcases his impressive teeth .
LUMINOUS green rocks could easily be a beach from Superman's homeland of Krypton .