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.
This cheeky chappie is getting into all kinds of monkey business as he enjoys cooling off on a scorching hot day .
HUDDLED together on a branch, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls soak up the sun .
A US firefighter has battled osteoarthritis and four hip replacements to break the world paddleboarding record .
LEAPING for joy five-feet above the waves this baby whale cutie is saying HELLO to its family after being lost .
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 .
The claws come out at meal time as a group of white tailed eagles brawl over road-kill .
This hungry white tiger has just one thing on her mind - to taste fresh meat .
HUDDLED together in the hollow of a tree, it would be easy to overlook these two sleepy owls as they blend into the trunk .
It's incredible to think anyone could live in such horrendous squalor - yet two men have been prosecuted for keeping their homes in such revolting conditions that it was no longer fit for their animals .
THESE kaleidoscopic-like photographs capture England’s churches and cathedrals in all their glory .
A carefree bear cub reclines in the water with his feet raised in the air .
FROM COLOURFUL autumn leaves to living trees at first glance you might miss these people blended with nature .