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.
THIS is the EXPLOSIVE moment when a 50 metre high pylon came crashing down to earth in a rural field .
PEACE and love filled the 1980’s Glastonbury fields as relaxed festival goers kicked back and soaked up the atmosphere .
FLEXING his muscles and staring straight at his opponent, this bodybuilding squirrel is the nuts .
HOPPING onto the scales, these adorable baby Humboldt penguins are ready for their first weigh-in .
A small Indian monkey is seemingly gob-smacked after reading the latest stock market news .
This is the moment a nimble red fox and a lumbering Alaskan brown bear were locked in a tense stand-off .
GETTING behind the camera, this monkey practices his photography skills on his friends .
A photographer has captured spellbinding images of stars swirling above the English countryside .
TUGGING on the wing of his sibling, this needy owl is after some attention .
Southern England, the south-west and west Wales have been warned to expect more wild weather, with heavy rain and high tides possibly leading to coastal flooding and travel disruption over the weekend .
With a dust covered coat hung from a wardrobe door and a pair of glasses left on a shelf, a remote farmhouse lies abandoned in the Welsh countryside .
IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .