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 brave leopard kicks back and relaxes in the sunshine - just inches from an enormous crocodile .
THIS incredible shimmer of silver fish mirrors the image of that of an underwater tornado .
HUDDLING under a leaf, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls take shelter from the rain .
A BEAUTIFUL sight for the eyes and the imagination, these liquid sculptures take shape in many different colours and formations .
A rare manuscript of one of Charlotte Bronte’s earliest poems went under the hammer today and fetched nearly £100,000 – double what it was expected to get .
At least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon .
WITHOUT A care in the world, this little snow monkey puts his feet up and settles in for a snooze .
An Italian photographer travelled to northern India where he visited poverty stricken suburbs and captured ordinary people in a series of intimate and expressive portraits .
LYING back in the snow, these two polar bears share a cuddle as they call time out on playtime .
FROM motorcycling to department store shopping these spookily faceless people are part of the Chinese-fad for wearing protective solar-visors in public .
An adorable little squirrel wakes from a nap and pops out his tongue for the camera .
STOOD side by side next to a busy road, these buildings were once bustling with life .