The African jacana is an unusual bird and at first glance looks quite out of proportion. However, as you will see in this ...

An African Jacana was spotted as he scooped up his chicks after sensing danger, leaving just the youngsters' legs dangling out of his feathers, while he balances on a water lily leaf in South Africa.

A screenshot of an African jacana chick from the National Geographic/Disney+ documentary series "Super/Natural". The chicks are born with giant feet that help them to walk on floating vegetation.

Meet the jacanas, a family of wading birds that are spread across Asia, Africa, South and Central America, and Australia. That might look like a poor little waterbird with a horrifying number of extra ...

Incredible photos - taken in Kruger National Park, Johannesburg - show the fluffy African Jacana scooping up his young, leaving just the youngsters' legs dangling out of his feathers.

It is the female which vets and chooses its mates, so each male selected for the job feels honoured. But there is a price for the lucky males. After mating, the female lays eggs and leaves the ...

Home/News/Local news/ Bird of the Week – African Jacana. Local news News Bird of the Week – African Jacana Its Zulu name is iThandaluzibo. September 10, 2015. BRUCE MUNRO 1 minute read.

Meet the jacanas, a family of wading birds that are spread across Asia, Africa, South and Central America, and Australia. That might look like a poor little waterbird with a horrifying number of extra ...