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.
CLINGING onto nothing but ice, this brave climber reaches heights of 1000 FEET as he scales frozen solid waterfalls .
A BRITISH couple are the first to tie the knot inside an enormous GLACIER in Iceland .
ROLLING around in the snow, these young brown bears take a break from their play fight to share a tender hug with one another .
TUGGING on the wing of his sibling, this needy owl is after some attention .
A DETERMINED great blue heron holds on tightly to its prey as the furry gopher attempts to wriggle free .
An Italian photographer travelled to Chile where he visited several star-gazing sites, home to some of the world's most advanced telescopes, located in the spectacular setting of the Atacama desert .
The claws come out at meal time as a group of white tailed eagles brawl over road-kill .
Grandmother Janet Kirby was told she couldn't board her plane home after being accused of assault .
With luminous colours and alien- like features, these magical mushrooms look like they belong on another planet .
SOARING at 112 miles per hour through the air, this petite blonde certainly lives up to her title as the fastest flying woman in the world .
