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.
As sunlight cascades through its vibrant stained glass windows, every inch of the Nasir-ol-Mulk Mosque bursts with colour .
Exploding out of the water, a great white shark performs a backflip during a hunt for seals .
SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive .
LINED up one by one on a deer’s back, these little birds give their wings a break as they catch a ride across London .
PERCHED on a branch, these two frogs hold hands as they look into the camera .
NOT YOUR everyday selfie, this plucky diver poses with some of the scariest predators in the ocean .
GETTING behind the camera, this monkey practices his photography skills on his friends .
A lazy tree frog, tired of hopping along a branch, chooses the slowest form of transport when it jumps on top of an unsuspecting snail .
This is the moment a nimble red fox and a lumbering Alaskan brown bear were locked in a tense stand-off .
ROLLING around in the snow, these young brown bears take a break from their play fight to share a tender hug with one another .
CAMPED out in the middle of a forest, these unusual hut hotels take you back to basics .
SPLASHING around in a paddling pool, this little elephant soaks up the sunshine .