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

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.

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.

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 ...

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.

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 ...