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 little squirrel wakes from a nap and pops out his tongue for the camera .
PICKING up a tiny tea-pot with its paws, a little red squirrel struggles to prepare its morning tea .
A BUMPER season of births has left zoo with three of the cutest exotic kittens you're likely to see .
A grand 56-bedroom hotel, once heaving with injured soldiers during the First World War, now lies completely abandoned .
A chipmunk, with his cheeks full to bursting, has no intention of leaving with an empty stomach .
A diving guide leaves a shark completely docile and balanced in the palm of his hand .
Armed with a snorkel, flippers and her skimpy bikini, an intrepid female free diver swims alongside an array of reef sharks .
With luminous colours and alien- like features, these magical mushrooms look like they belong on another planet .
WIDE EYED and staring straight down the lens of the camera, this intrigued seal is ready for his close up .
A young otter wades through a lake with his eyes set on an older rival’s fish .
A US firefighter has battled osteoarthritis and four hip replacements to break the world paddleboarding record .
