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
FROM KISSING an alligator on the nose to walking over broken glass, this fearless daredevil is a real life female JACKASS .
BREATHING life back into old photographs, these black and white images are transformed by colour .
HOPPING onto the scales, these adorable baby Humboldt penguins are ready for their first weigh-in .
As sunlight cascades through its vibrant stained glass windows, every inch of the Nasir-ol-Mulk Mosque bursts with colour .
Sprawled out on top of a log, this sleeping leopard takes a relaxing break from his daily routine .
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .
SAT with his arms folded and a cross look on his face, this Gorilla looks like he's had enough of the Christmas holidays already .
COURAGEOUS CLIMBERS scale frozen waterfalls in Canada, as the ice threatens to collapse beneath them .
SITTING on a burning sofa unable to move, one man turns his terrifying dreams into reality .
AN American accountant has grown the world's biggest MELON and smashed his way into the record books with his mammoth 350 .
AN OLD ENGLISH cottage packed full of history and valuables has been left to rot .
Dogs catch waves at the Coronado Bay dog surf championships Saturday 22nd June 2013- DOG SURFING mutts have never looked so gnarly .