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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SWALLOW WHOLE - YOUNG BIRD ENJOYS DINNER TIME

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JOLY THE WOLLY FALLS FOR PARKING PRANK

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FRIENDLY TOAD READY FOR HIS CLOSE UP

STARING eagerly into the camera, this little toad is full of curiosity .

SQUIRRELS SQUABBLE OVER LUNCH

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SPRITE LIGHTNING CAPTURED IN AURORA LIGHTS

The aurora lights captured in Blair Nebraska, America - WITH electrifying purple and illuminous green brightening up the night sky, this is the rare moment a flash of 'sprite' lightening was captured on camera .

RIVET-ING ALL WOOD TOWER

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LOOK, NO HANDS! MAN CONTROLS VEHICLE USING HIS BRAIN

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YOGA BEAR

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FROG FRIENDS

PERCHED on a branch, these two frogs hold hands as they look into the camera .

ONE HUMP OR TWO? CAMEL ENJOYS BREAKFAST WITH FAMILY

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FLORESCENT PLANKTON LIGHT UP AUSTRALIAN SEA

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