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.
PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .
A baby who was given just a three per cent chance of survival at birth has beaten the odds to come home - even though docs told his parents to abort him 12 times .
A luxury caravan with a price tag of ONE MILLION DOLLARS is due to hit the road later this year .
A young polar bear cub becomes the yogi bear as she stretches off for a morning aerobics session .
A man who spent 30 minutes impaled on iron railings after attempting to scale an 8ft fence has told of his agonising ordeal - and how he suffered a similar mishap as a child .
After Leigh Hancock, 36, joined Fallon Bramall's boxing gym she owned with her husband, the pair took him under their wing .
A young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .
Like a scene from a fairytale, THOUSANDS of fireflies create an enchanting glow as they dance in a forest .
CRAZY BEARDS come into their GROWN when they've been twisted and waxed into shape .
SITTING in the middle of a vast desert, an abandoned cinema is still waiting for its first movie to be screened .
STRIKING photos capture nature at its most raw and powerful during Earth’s most electrifying event .
A Birmingham man inspired by sci-fi film Wall-E, has created a one- wheeled vehicle, controlled by signals from his BRAIN .