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
SAT ON top of a Brazilian turtle’s head, this little ladybird looks content as he studies his environment from a new height .
SWIMMING slowly towards the shore, a small group of bottlenose dolphins arrive for breakfast at a beach in Western Australia .
FLYING through the air, these delighted pooches pull their best poses mid-flight .
AN EXERCISING turtle and an ice-skating chick are hardly everyday exploits in the animal community .
A fox takes a tumble and lands on his head when he tries to fend off a pair of eagles in Japan .
THIS incredible shimmer of silver fish mirrors the image of that of an underwater tornado .
These beautiful photographs show how these playful pods of dolphins make their own fun by gliding, flipping and spinning through the air whilst enjoying the sun on their backs .
SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other .
Fetching a tiny carrot and a head-shaped snowball, a red squirrel builds the perfect snowman .
A rare manuscript of one of Charlotte Bronte’s earliest poems went under the hammer today and fetched nearly £100,000 – double what it was expected to get .
MEET the little lion of suburbia with a mane that makes him look like a mini-king of the jungle .
A dog was SOW close to death after she dangerously swallowed a two-inch NEEDLE-Cute Shih Tzu Daisy could have pierced her intestines after eating the long needle and thread after finding it on the carpet .