PATTERNS of colourful swirls and twirls of smoke help to create these imaginative spellbinding photographs. The hypnotic and psychedelic images were created by American psychologist Mark Scalco, 49, who refers to his work as 'smokreations'. 'I've always enjoyed the patterns made by kaleidoscopes or some geometric screen-savers,' says Mark, of Durham, North Carolina. 'I remember as a kid looking for shapes in clouds and smoke.
THESE LOVE BIRDS can’t keep their beaks off each other as they share a very public display of affection .
A BUMPER season of births has left zoo with three of the cutest exotic kittens you're likely to see .
NEVER mind being careful not to choke on your food, this mother bird has a bigger challenge on her hands, as her ravenous offspring impatiently launches its head down into her stomach .
SAT ON top of a Brazilian turtle’s head, this little ladybird looks content as he studies his environment from a new height .
Here's a collection of art for the DIGIT-AL age as these fascinating illusions of landmarks, places and even a banana are made using just a pair of hands .
Full of tired and busy commuters, these underground stations are rarely admired for their architecture or beauty .
Scurrying along the branch of a tree, a little squirrel pushes a pram packed full of Easter treats .
STRETCHING his little legs in the air, a smiley leaf-tailed gecko breaks free from his old, scaly skin .
A pair of chicks bravely decided to befriend a python, despite being the snake's favourite choice of food .
IN a galaxy not so far away lies a magical display of lights that could be the latest image from NASA .