Ingo Arndt / African Jacana (Actophilornis africana) foraging near Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) amid water lettuce, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

Richard Du Toit / African jacana {Actophilornis africana}, summer, Phinda Resource Reserve, South Africa

Tony Heald / Male African jacana caring for chick and eggs {Actophilornis africana} Chobe NP, Botswana

Ann & Steve Toon / African jacana (Actophilornis africanus) with scavenged fish, Kruger National Park, South Africa, June

Cheryl-Samantha Owen / African Jacana (Actophilornis africanus) on waterlily pad Kidepo National Park, Uganda, East Africa

Roy Mangersnes / Female African jacana (Actophilornis africanus), amongst water lilies, Okavango Delta, Botswana. November.

Tony Heald / African jacana (Actophilornis africanus) chick staying still when threatened, Chobe National Park, Botswana, April

Sergey Gorshkov / African jacana (Actophilornis africana) male and female in courtship display, Okavango Delta, Botswana

Sergey Gorshkov / African jacana (Actophilornis africana) running across water surface, Okavango Delta, Botswana

Matthias Breiter / African Jacana (Actophilornis africanus) walking on water lily pads showing distinctive large feet, Okavango Delta, Botswana

Matthias Breiter / African Jacana (Actophilornis africanus) juvenile foraging for insects in water lily flower, Okavango Delta, Botswana

Ole Jorgen Liodden / African Jacana (Actophilornis africana) searching for food on water. Okavango, Botswana, November.

Anup Shah / African jacana (Actophilornis africanus) wading through water lilies, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

Vincent Grafhorst / African Jacana (Actophilornis africanus) flying, Gaborone Game Reserve, Botswana

Andy Rouse / Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibiius) with an African Jacana (Actophilornis africana) on its head removing ticks, South Africa (non-ex)

Andy Rouse / Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibiius) and African jacana (Actophilornis africana) flying off after removing ticks, South Africa (non-ex)

Vincent Grafhorst / African Jacana (Actophilornis africana) foraging in high reeds in the Khwai River floodplain, Moremi Game Reserve, Okavango Delta, Botswana

Vincent Grafhorst / African Jacana (Actophilornis africana) in the Khwai River floodplain, Moremi Game Reserve, Okavango Delta, Botswana

Richard Du Toit / African jacana {Actophilornis africana} investigating flower, summer, Phinda Resource Reserve, South Africa

Jabruson / African jacana (Actophilornis africana) hunts for food on back of Hippopotamus, Virunga NP, Dem Rep Congo

Richard Du Toit / Northern Jacana (Jacana spinosa) in water with flower, Phinda Game Reserve, South Africa

Jabruson / African jacana walking over Hippos (Actophilornis africana) Congo Zaire.

Jabruson / African jacana hunts for food on Hippo's skin, Virunga NP, Central Africa

Tony Heald / African Jacana, Kruger National Park, S. Africa

Tony Heald / African Jacana walking on lily pads, Okavango, Africa

Hermann Brehm / African jacana walking on lily pads {Actophilornis africana} Botswana

Richard Du Toit / African jacana beside waterlily, Khawi River, Moremi NP, Botswana, Africa.

Tony Heald / Male African jacana sitting on floating nest {Actophilornis africana} Chobe NP, Botswana

Sharon Heald / Male African jacana near eggs on floating nest {Actophilornis africana} Chobe NP, Botswana

Tony Heald / African jacana chick hatching on floating nest {Actophilornis africana} Chobe NP, Botswana

Tony Heald / African jacana chick hatching on floating nest {Actophilornis africana} Chobe NP, Botswana - cab cope with water

Tony Heald / Male African jacana picking up chick {Actophilornis africana} Chobe NP, Botswana

Sharon Heald / African jacana with chick under wing {Actophilornis africana} Chobe NP, Botswana

Tony Heald / African jacana chick {Actophilornis africana} Chobe NP, Botswana

Tony Heald / African jacana chick {Actophilornis africana} Chobe NP, Botswana

Matthias Breiter / African Jacana (Actophilornis africanus) foraging for insects in water lily flower, Okavango Delta, Botswana

Mike Read / African jacana {Actophilornis africana} Lake Naivasha Kenya