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.
These beautiful photographs show how these playful pods of dolphins make their own fun by gliding, flipping and spinning through the air whilst enjoying the sun on their backs .
THIS LITTLE squirrel tries to keep himself snug as snow starts to fall around him .
WIDE EYED with a huge smile across her face, this little elephant is a picture of happiness .
A DETERMINED great blue heron holds on tightly to its prey as the furry gopher attempts to wriggle free .
AIRPORT staff have been put on alert after diet pills that come in grenade shaped containers sparked security alerts .
SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .
NOT YOUR everyday selfie, this plucky diver poses with some of the scariest predators in the ocean .
SOARING at 112 miles per hour through the air, this petite blonde certainly lives up to her title as the fastest flying woman in the world .
An artist has transformed traditional Thanksgiving dinners into mini-masterpieces .
Animal rescue volunteers have told how a cat riddled with cancer was forced to ripped off its own ears after it was abandoned by its owners .
A BAMBI was dramatically caught in mid-air by a greedy Nile crocodile in a once-in-a-million flying pincer move .
