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
BEHIND the doors of this building, with its stacks of mattresses and discarded remains of wheelchairs, lies another victim of austerity cuts .
A group of otters put on a show of aqua aerobics, as they raise their flippers perfectly in sync .
Exploding out of the water, a great white shark performs a backflip during a hunt for seals .
SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .
An adorable black bear cub struggles to find the perfect spot for an afternoon nap as he wriggles around on the branch of a maple tree .
UNDERWATER and above-water seaside shots show the best of British beach-life .
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COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .