BIG FOOT 'JESUS BIRD'

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

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POLAR BEAR HUG

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SEALED WITH A BUBBLE KISSED

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THE UNDERWATER WONDERLAND

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POLAR BEARS HAVE A SPLASHING TIME

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STABBED BY SON

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HOUSEWORK-OUT

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UNUSUAL PUB AND BARBERS

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PRAYING MANTIS MAKES AN UNLIKELY FRIEND

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MILLIONS OF SARDINES CREATE A TORNADO WAVE

THIS incredible shimmer of silver fish mirrors the image of that of an underwater tornado .

HIS BAIT WAS SEALED

15-foot-long great white sharks on the hunt, in False Bay, South Africa - SHOCK and awe pictures of 15-foot-long great whites on the hunt will leave you stunned .