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
WITH his spiked ears and yellow and blue body, a colourful monkey bears an uncanny resemblance to Marvel Comics’ Wolverine .
Sprawled out on top of a log, this sleeping leopard takes a relaxing break from his daily routine .
VENTURING into the ocean with self-made spears and nets, the fishermen of Zanzibar put their lives on the line when they catch food for their families .
A German photographer travelled around Africa where he met and photographed members of tribes in a series of intimate portraits .
A cricket perches on an unusual seat after crawling up the snout of a crocodile .
An adorable orangutan named Pongo celebrates his first birthday at Zoo Atlanta, Georgia, America .
A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .
From vivid greens to glowing pinks, the colours of the aurora borealis fill the night sky above a snow covered Lapland .
These are the men with one of the most unpleasant jobs in the world .
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .
Splashing around in the water, a mother otter and her son are tangled in a family feud .
