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 TEN-THOUSAND square foot wide Avatar-style grove is such a beauty it will leave you feeling VINE .
PICKING up a tiny tea-pot with its paws, a little red squirrel struggles to prepare its morning tea .
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .
WRAPPED up in classy headscarves, these adorable pooches are the picture of sophistication .
A luxury caravan with a price tag of ONE MILLION DOLLARS is due to hit the road later this year .
A hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .
A PENSIONER was left with a fractured jaw after being beaten and robbed outside his home in Birmingham last weekend .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
From the rolling hills of the Brecon Beacons to the still waters in the Lake District, these photographs capture autumnal landscapes across Great Britain perfectly .
Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .
LUMINOUS green rocks could easily be a beach from Superman's homeland of Krypton .