What kind of dad stays home with the kids while their mother is out having sex? A wattled jacana dad—even when he knows that he’s being cuckolded and the offspring he’s minding may not be his.

According to zoo officials, the wattled jacana father can sense if his chicks are in danger. If so, he may pick the young chicks up and carry them under his wings. Now, that’s a total “dad ...

T he Wattled Jacana (Jacana jacana) is a common wetland bird that ranges from Panama and Trinidad and down into most of South America. In Guyana, it is known as ‘Spurwing‘ and can be found in ...

A father with feathers displayed his nurturing side at the San Diego Zoo, just ahead of Father's Day.

Wattled cranes are the largest crane species in Africa. They are only found on the continent and there are only about 9,600 left in Zambia, Botswana, Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia ...

Wattled Jacana have very large feet and claws which distribute their weight and allow them to walk on floating vegetation as they search for insects, Submit. Subscribe for just 30¢ a day; ...

Cranes are some of the world’s most majestic birds, with 15 species found globally. Four of these are found in Africa. The wattled crane in South Africa was in decline, but seems to have turned ...