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
A COUNCIL has come under fire for slapping fines on people’s GRAVESTONES for breaching petty regulations on pot plants .
With stunning scenery and otherworldly vistas, Iceland’s rural beauty is inescapable – especially for Hollywood .
CRAZY BEARDS come into their GROWN when they've been twisted and waxed into shape .
SURROUNDED by tens of thousands of fish, this outnumbered diver is dwarfed by a mass of sea life .
These uninvited guests ELEPHANTLY make their annual trip through the reception of this welcoming lodge .
A Romanian woman is celebrating her new job as a knife-thrower’s assistant after leaving her family behind to move to the UK .
SWIMMING next to 40 tonne whales, dare-devil divers take the plunge with these gentle giants of the sea .
Thousands of people are gathering at a stadium in Johannesburg for a memorial service for Nelson Mandela .
An intrepid photographer travelled to the abandoned ghost town of Bodie in northern California to capture the historic buildings that are trapped in time .
LOCATIONS bursting with vibrant greens and chestnut browns, these photographs capture the peaceful English countryside in all its glory .
Commuters were put in a HOLE lot of trouble after trains were cancelled by a hole created by BADGERS .
Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .