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.
FLEXING his muscles and staring straight at his opponent, this bodybuilding squirrel is the nuts .
Struggling home entertainment chain Blockbuster has been slammed for advertising its workers' jobs while they are still in them in order to scare them into working harder .
A cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo .
THIS is the fascinating abandoned house, complete with mystery portraits and homely items, that has been dubbed - crooked cottage .
RACING down the slopes in her tiny ski gear, this TWO-YEAR-OLD girl has already mastered the art of skiing .
SOARING through the air, this is the moment a hungry tawny owl arrives home with dinner .
FROM a HOLLYWOOD actress to the face of an innocent child, these are incredible drawings with an unlikely twist .
AT 4,800 metres high and just three metres wide, this is the most dangerous road in the world .
These photographs of extreme weather capture storms furiously rolling across the sky above America .
Fetching a tiny carrot and a head-shaped snowball, a red squirrel builds the perfect snowman .