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
Marina Afonina, now 51, from Northampton, met Ioan Budea in 2006 .
Pint- size Maci Winters only has one wish this Christmas - to be as tall as the other boys and girls on the school playground .
An amputee who was cruelly nicknamed 'peg-leg' by school bullies has conquered her insecurities to become a model .
Exploding out of the water, a great white shark performs a backflip during a hunt for seals .
A pair of chicks bravely decided to befriend a python, despite being the snake's favourite choice of food .
An artist has NAILED IT by creating beautiful and perfectly precise artwork using a hammer and 30,000 nails .
SURROUNDED by divers, a hungry green sea turtle enjoys being the centre of attention .
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