Jacana (African)

The jacanas are a group of waders in the family Jacanidae, which are identifiable by their huge feet and claws which enable them to walk on floating vegetation in the shallow lakes. They are found worldwide within the tropical zone

Only the male incubates and raises the chicks, the mother has nothing to do with it after mating, in fact she what we call polyandrous meaning that she often mates with more than one male and up to four males in a season.

It is also left to the males to build the nest which he makes from leaves and other plant material and uses floating vegetation as the foundations.

Photographed at Disney's Animal Kingdom, Orlando, FL