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.
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .
THE THOUGHT OF BECOMING shipwrecked on a remote destination would fill most holidaymakers with dread .
With luminous colours and alien- like features, these magical mushrooms look like they belong on another planet .
A NINJA red squirrel cuts a dashing figure as the little fella jumps up to ten-feet between treetops in the Yorkshire Dales .
Grandmother Janet Kirby was told she couldn't board her plane home after being accused of assault .
SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .
Families in an Indian slum put their lives on the line by living on top of an ACTIVE railway track .
SPURTING water 20ft into the air, this is one well you wouldn't want to dip your bucket into .
THROWING himself off 1,100ft bridges in a wheelchair, this is the PARALYSED base jumper who knows no fear .
A dog was SOW close to death after she dangerously swallowed a two-inch NEEDLE-Cute Shih Tzu Daisy could have pierced her intestines after eating the long needle and thread after finding it on the carpet .
