It’s a baby Jacana. They use those ridiculous stick-figur toes to evenly distribute their weight as they walk around on waterlillies and stuff. Like snowshoes, but for swamps.
Here’s an adult:
Another really interesting thing about Jacanas is that it’s the dad who does all the child rearing while mom goes off to lay more eggs. Amd their really good dads too! Plus look at how they Cary their babies around!:
The 2017 Oscars are quickly making history with each award. The first three winners of the evening were won by the most diverse recipients that we’ve seen in a very, very long time (or ever). And then on top of that, a powerful film with an even more powerful real-life component won for Best Foreign Film.
"I want to say ‘thank you’ to President Trump… Remember last year when the Oscars seemed racist? … What a year, black people saved NASA and white people saved jazz. That’s progress."
