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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THE SECRET LIFE OF SQUIRRELS

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FIGHTING BABOONS

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FIGHTING BLACKBACK GORILLAS

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WIFE CELEBRATES MARRIAGE BY SNOWBOARDING IN WEDDING DRESS

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DRIVER TRAPPED UNDER 4x4 FOR AN HOUR IN HORRIFIC MOTORWAY CRASH

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CHRISTMAS SNOWMAN ATTRACTS CURIOUS SQUIRREL

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STUNNING SUMATRAN TIGER CAUSES A SPLASH

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MILLIONS OF LUMINOUS FISH DWARF DIVERS

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CROC VS BAMBI

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FISH TSUNAMI

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