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.
A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .
These beautiful photographs show how these playful pods of dolphins make their own fun by gliding, flipping and spinning through the air whilst enjoying the sun on their backs .
Meet the human CCTV: a PCSO with a memory for faces so sharp he has apprehended more than 130 suspects in the last year alone with his eagle eyed talents .
A tiny puppy who lost his front legs after being hit by a train has been given and new LEASH of life with a set of wheels .
TENNIS was a game made for three according to the first Victorian rule book .
A host of websites that are almost twenty years old are collecting a cult following thanks to their retro appeal .
The lighthouses of Brittany, from Brest to Le Conquet, stand tall on France’s north-western coast against stunning scenery .
SHOVELLING food into his mouth, this hungry gorilla enjoys a peaceful moment at dinner time .
AT first glance these images could easily be mistaken for photographs, but they are in-fact real life drawings created using nothing but coloured pencils .
An adorable orangutan named Pongo celebrates his first birthday at Zoo Atlanta, Georgia, America .
HOTSPOT MEDIA - WAVE-ING GOODBYE TO RUSH HOUR: WHILE most workers endure commuting chaos by road or rail everyday, one entrepreneur has come up with a novel way to get to the office - by KAYAK .
An adorable little squirrel wakes from a nap and pops out his tongue for the camera .