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.
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, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .
Here's a APPY solution that should brighten up a wet weekend away camping - a wood powered stove that also recharges your smartphone .
Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .
More weather chaos is heading our way, with ice and snow already hitting areas across Birmingham .
From a platter of finger licking chicken wings to a bowl of Chinese noodle soup, these foodie snaps are enough to make your savoury saliva glands drool .
Jostling their quills into the noses of some unlucky cubs, this is the moment two feisty porcupines ALMOST defeat a pride of seven lions .
PICKING up a tiny tea-pot with its paws, a little red squirrel struggles to prepare its morning tea .
WITHOUT a care in the world, this little chimpanzee shows off her gymnastic skills as she swings around her enclosure .
HUNDREDS of colour coordinated yarns lie abandoned in this once thriving textile mill .
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 .
WITH A LITTLE cap of fresh snow resting on his head, this squirrel tries his best to pull off his new look .