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.
Gigantic 100ft waves create the perfect playground for dare-devil surfers from across the world .
STRETCHING his little legs in the air, a smiley leaf-tailed gecko breaks free from his old, scaly skin .
Lying angelically with a range of expressions etched on their tiny faces, little bundles of joy are innocently captured in their first few days in these adorable photographs .
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 calm waters of Greenland, gigantic icebergs dwarf everything around them .
A DETERMINED great blue heron holds on tightly to its prey as the furry gopher attempts to wriggle free .
POWERFUL bolts of lightning illuminate the night sky in an incredible autumn storm over the Sardinian coastline .
A little caterpillar fearlessly scampers down a branch and confronts a praying mantis .
DIVING down at a speed of 75mph, this is the moment a hungry osprey caught his prey .
AN American accountant has grown the world's biggest MELON and smashed his way into the record books with his mammoth 350 .