AN EXERCISING turtle and an ice-skating chick are hardly everyday exploits in the animal community. These surreal wildlife scenarios are the work of Swiss photographer John Wilhelm. The 43-year-old's passion for taking photos, along with a healthy dose of imagination, led him into the world of fantasy photography, where animals can accomplish incredible and sometimes controversial feats. For John, the only limit is his imagination.
A man who conned tax officials out of £34 million and funded a lavish lifestyle of luxury hotels and restaurants has been jailed for one of the longest sentences in British criminal fraud history .
SQUABBLING over the last piece of grain, these hungry squirrels are determined to stock up on as much food as possible .
LIKE A living balloon this baitball of sardines is ready to burst when threatened by a pointy nosed sailfish .
PRANKSTER Dom Joly was so livid when he was slapped with a parking ticket that he took to Twitter to vent his anger – only to discover he was the victim of his own gag! The comic got a taste of his own medicine when he was tricked by a fellow joker for the first time in a decade .
With the full moon looming behind him, this polar bear nestles down for the night .
A diver looks like a minnow as she swims alongside a gigantic whale shark, the largest species of fish on the planet .
FLYING through the air, these delighted pooches pull their best poses mid-flight .
A host of websites that are almost twenty years old are collecting a cult following thanks to their retro appeal .
Kevin Silva, 52 from Indiana in the USA, has spent an estimated £65K ($100K) on Batman trinkets over the years, and even keeps his 2,500-item haul in his very own basement 'Bat Cave' .
ARMED with her camera, bikini and flippers, this brave diver goes swimming with SHARKS .
A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .
FLEXING his muscles and staring straight at his opponent, this bodybuilding squirrel is the nuts .