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.
SPURTING water 20ft into the air, this is one well you wouldn't want to dip your bucket into .
WITH A wide smile plastered across his face, this little gecko is ready for his close up .
TRYING their best to wriggle away, three adorable tiger cubs receive their health checks at Chester Zoo .
A couple have tied the knot in a spectacular Harry Potter-themed wedding which cost £45,000 .
A TAXIDERMY truck spotted in America’s Deep South could be the most gruesome wagon on the road .
With luminous colours and alien- like features, these magical mushrooms look like they belong on another planet .
WITHOUT A care in the world, this little snow monkey puts his feet up and settles in for a snooze .
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 .
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .
A young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .