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.
Throwing their arms up in the air, these energetic squirrels play a game of ball with a walnut .
GETTING behind the camera, this monkey practices his photography skills on his friends .
FULLY equipped with a kitchen and lounge, it's hard to believe this modern holiday let is actually a BUS .
MEET the little lion of suburbia with a mane that makes him look like a mini-king of the jungle .
The gunslingers are long gone and tumbleweeds have taken over at this abandoned American Wild West Theme Park in Cornwall .
With a dust covered coat hung from a wardrobe door and a pair of glasses left on a shelf, a remote farmhouse lies abandoned in the Welsh countryside .
A COUNCIL has come under fire for slapping fines on people’s GRAVESTONES for breaching petty regulations on pot plants .
THIS is the shocking moment a clumsy radio newsreader plunged into a freezing canal while texting her boyfriend instead of looking where she was going .
RAISING his flipper, this two day old seal pup gives a wave to the camera .
A diving guide leaves a shark completely docile and balanced in the palm of his hand .
A diver attempts to control rising numbers of lionfish by feeding the venomous species to Caribbean reef sharks .
LIKE A living balloon this baitball of sardines is ready to burst when threatened by a pointy nosed sailfish .