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.
SLEEPING within touching distance of wild African animals might not be everyone's idea of a relaxing break .
Families in an Indian slum put their lives on the line by living on top of an ACTIVE railway track .
LEAPING for joy five-feet above the waves this baby whale cutie is saying HELLO to its family after being lost .
STEPFORD wives from the 1950's and 60's are performing history's most sexist exercise programme .
WITHOUT A care in the world, this little snow monkey puts his feet up and settles in for a snooze .
Jostling their quills into the noses of some unlucky cubs, this is the moment two feisty porcupines ALMOST defeat a pride of seven lions .
HUDDLED together on a branch, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls soak up the sun .
Kevin Silva, 52 from Indiana in the USA, has spent an estimated £65K ($100K) on Batman trinkets over the years, and even keeps his 2,500-item haul in his very own basement 'Bat Cave' .
A cheeky chipmunk offers some of his spare food, before deciding against the idea and shoving the extra peanut into his already crammed mouth .
CAUSING a splash, this determined kingfisher goes hunting for dinner .
The gunslingers are long gone and tumbleweeds have taken over at this abandoned American Wild West Theme Park in Cornwall .
A baby sperm whale assumed the role of a friendly giant when faced with two awestruck divers .