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 SPECTACULAR array of stars fills the night sky as they soar over this active volcano .
A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .
A pair of snarling foxes go paw-to-paw and brawl after unexpectedly crossing paths .
This is the moment a nimble red fox and a lumbering Alaskan brown bear were locked in a tense stand-off .
Sprawled out on top of a log, this sleeping leopard takes a relaxing break from his daily routine .
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .
POPE MOBBED BY THOUSANDS OF WORSHIPPERS IN RIO - Thousands of worshippers gather to celebrate the Papal visit on Copacabana beach, Rio de Janeiro ,Brazil .
FROM motorcycling to department store shopping these spookily faceless people are part of the Chinese-fad for wearing protective solar-visors in public .
FORGET Thorpe Park this summer as this is a 50 mile-per-hour ride over the Colorado River CANYON .
A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .