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 lazy tree frog, tired of hopping along a branch, chooses the slowest form of transport when it jumps on top of an unsuspecting snail .
A lazy otter finds the ideal spot to soak up the sun and sleep off his lunch .
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 .
Two dogs who couldn't keep their paws off each other have been united in matrimonial bliss after their owners shelled out $10,000 on a lavish canine wedding ceremony .
WELCOME to what could be the world's tallest TOTALLY wooden construction .
These are the fascinating pictures of miniature table sculptures molded around bonsai trees that take up to a painstaking 18 months to create .
N evil mugger who battered a Birmingham old soldier and fled with just £40 has been jailed for nine years .
A woman has told how she saved the life of her own rapist after he overdosed on pills shortly after attacking her .
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 first-time mum has told how she was allergic to her unborn baby after she developed an angry red rash all over her body .
PICKING up a tiny tea-pot with its paws, a little red squirrel struggles to prepare its morning tea .
A mischievous fox cub demonstrates his playful side by biting his sibling’s tail .