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
An adorable orangutan named Pongo celebrates his first birthday at Zoo Atlanta, Georgia, America .
Staring death in the face, a little field mouse bravely confronts a hungry cat .
A lively lemon shark grins into the camera and showcases his impressive teeth .
An Italian photographer travelled to the highlands of New Guinea where he met an Indonesian tribe untouched by the modern world .
A group of shelter dogs showcase their loveable personalities in a series of passport-style photographs - in the hope of finding their forever homes .
A doting seal smiles at her sweet little pup as she tickles its tummy on the beach .
A dog was SOW close to death after she dangerously swallowed a two-inch NEEDLE-Cute Shih Tzu Daisy could have pierced her intestines after eating the long needle and thread after finding it on the carpet .
A blanket of fog is lit up by the colourful glowing lights of the city below .
PRANKSTER Dom Joly was so livid when he was slapped with a parking ticket that he took to Twitter to vent his anger – only to discover he was the victim of his own gag! The comic got a taste of his own medicine when he was tricked by a fellow joker for the first time in a decade .
An Italian photographer travelled to Chile where he visited several star-gazing sites, home to some of the world's most advanced telescopes, located in the spectacular setting of the Atacama desert .
This cheeky macaque gets up close and personal as he examines the dental hygiene of his fellow primate .
SWIMMING next to 40 tonne whales, dare-devil divers take the plunge with these gentle giants of the sea .