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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An American woman whose skin turned silver after using nose drops is warning people of the dangers of medicines containing the metal .
With luminous colours and alien- like features, these magical mushrooms look like they belong on another planet .
SOME OF the sea’s most terrifying creatures show their softer side as they join a group of diners for lunch .
A tiny puppy who lost his front legs after being hit by a train has been given and new LEASH of life with a set of wheels .
An amputee who was cruelly nicknamed 'peg-leg' by school bullies has conquered her insecurities to become a model .
A mining town in Australia’s outback appears to be completely deserted, but its residents have escaped the scorching heat by living in underground caves .
A woman who starved herself to look like Cheryl Cole has told how she shrunk to just under 5st 13lbs after developing anorexia .
football club has scored an own goal after it had to embarrassingly rename its stadium in honour of the DEVIL .
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These photographs of extreme weather capture storms furiously rolling across the sky above America .