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.
What lies beneath this building site? Britain's great hope of winning the pre-WW2 arms race against Nazi Germany .
SKIPPING on the spot, an adorable little owl embraces the 'running man' challenge .
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .
WITH his spiked ears and yellow and blue body, a colourful monkey bears an uncanny resemblance to Marvel Comics’ Wolverine .
MOUTH OPEN wide, this little stoat appears to be in mid-song as he belts out a tune for his onlookers .
AT first glance these images could easily be mistaken for photographs, but they are in-fact real life drawings created using nothing but coloured pencils .
A BROWN bear wades through waters in Alaska and waits for his lunch .
THIS is the fascinating abandoned house, complete with mystery portraits and homely items, that has been dubbed - crooked cottage .
TRYING their best to wriggle away, three adorable tiger cubs receive their health checks at Chester Zoo .
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 .
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .
FISTS fly as two gorillas take each other on in a dramatic battle .