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.
Scurrying along the branch of a tree, a little squirrel pushes a pram packed full of Easter treats .
A pair of BEAUTIFUL rescue sea turtles spot their catch in the waters of the Great Barrier Reef .
A hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .
SAT with his arms folded and a cross look on his face, this Gorilla looks like he's had enough of the Christmas holidays already .
A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .
A BIKINI swim with jellyfish sounds like the most painful past-time on the planet .
FIFTEEEN years after it was closed pictures by a British teacher show the calamity Hong Kong airport that was closed for being too dangerous .
A HEIGHT-addicted airline pilot has taken pictures of the Dubai from 1,300-feet .
THROWING himself off 1,100ft bridges in a wheelchair, this is the PARALYSED base jumper who knows no fear .
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .