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.
Suspended FIFTY metres in the air, this is the last place that you would expect to find a fine dining experience .
A diving guide leaves a shark completely docile and balanced in the palm of his hand .
IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .
Pouncing down on top of his twin brother, these two snow leopard cubs practice their kung-fu moves .
Families in an Indian slum put their lives on the line by living on top of an ACTIVE railway track .
THIS DANGER-mad female pensioner could be the oldest Brit to cage dive with CROCODILES .
VENTURING into the ocean with self-made spears and nets, the fishermen of Zanzibar put their lives on the line when they catch food for their families .
This frozen lighthouse in Michigan could easily be mistaken for a still from the snow swept disaster movie The Day After Tomorrow .
TUGGING on the wing of his sibling, this needy owl is after some attention .
Sprawled out on top of a log, this sleeping leopard takes a relaxing break from his daily routine .
Balanced on one leg, a frog assumes the crane kick martial arts stance made famous in the movie The Karate Kid .
It's incredible to think anyone could live in such horrendous squalor - yet two men have been prosecuted for keeping their homes in such revolting conditions that it was no longer fit for their animals .