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.
THE THOUGHT OF BECOMING shipwrecked on a remote destination would fill most holidaymakers with dread .
LYING flat out on his back, this little meerkat makes the most of the English sunshine .
FISTS fly as two gorillas take each other on in a dramatic battle .
Meet the Victorian gentleman who could not face sitting next to smelly commuters on the bus - so he dodges danger to go to work on a penny farthing .
MASKED intruders look sinister but really they are a gang of urban exploring pranksters .
A man who was stabbed ten times in a frenzied and random attack has told how, two years on, he is too scared to leave his house without his STAB VEST .
An intrepid explorer hopes to be reunited with his travel partner, after his cuddly toy companion was stolen .
A skydiver cheated death after plunging 13,000 feet without his parachute opening but survived after landing in a bog .
A panic stricken kitten that got her head stuck in a car tyre has been freed by quick thinking RSPCA staff .
DASHING through the snow, this little stoat is on the lookout for a Christmas feast .
A woman has been left unable to smile after undergoing emergency surgery to remove infected lip fillers .
WITH their robotic movements and pristine uniforms, these are the sexy traffic girls of North Korea that are becoming iconic figures in the secretive state .