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.
Southern England, the south-west and west Wales have been warned to expect more wild weather, with heavy rain and high tides possibly leading to coastal flooding and travel disruption over the weekend .
An Australian explorer has travelled the globe with a toy pig, known as Travel Piggy, in search of a missing cuddly companion .
ALL IS not as it seems in these deceptive cityscapes .
Balanced on one leg, a frog assumes the crane kick martial arts stance made famous in the movie The Karate Kid .
INSIDE Britain's last Naval hospital where scurvy was cured looks like an NHS time capsule .
With one hand rested on his belly and the other propping his head up, this lazy lizard takes an afternoon break .
IN a galaxy not so far away lies a magical display of lights that could be the latest image from NASA .
While often referred to as the kings of the jungle, gorillas - for all their might - are notorious hydrophobes .
A cricket perches on an unusual seat after crawling up the snout of a crocodile .
A diver attempts to control rising numbers of lionfish by feeding the venomous species to Caribbean reef sharks .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .