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 EXERCISING turtle and an ice-skating chick are hardly everyday exploits in the animal community .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
STARING open-mouthed into the camera, this shocked fish looks out of place in the middle of its angry friends .
THESE kingfishers prove no rod is needed as they go fishing for their dinner .
MESMERIZING night sky photographs offer a spellbinding look at the stars .
WITH SNOW COVERING the ground around them, these two polar bears play fight .
SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .
Peering curiously into a basket hanging off the arms of a snowman, this little squirrel appears fascinated by the snowy figure .
FROM MRS Patmore to Lady Sybil, these barking mad illustrations show the WOOF-er side of some of our most loved Downton characters .