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.
TUGGING at his exhausted mum's ears, a beautiful baby orangutan refuses to settle for a nap as he begins a game of peek-a-boo .
LINED up one by one on a deer’s back, these little birds give their wings a break as they catch a ride across London .
STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .
FROM KISSING an alligator on the nose to walking over broken glass, this fearless daredevil is a real life female JACKASS .
SQUABBLING over the last piece of grain, these hungry squirrels are determined to stock up on as much food as possible .
Scurrying along the branch of a tree, a little squirrel pushes a pram packed full of Easter treats .
An intrepid explorer hopes to be reunited with his travel partner, after his cuddly toy companion was stolen .
An elegant snowy owl spreads her wings and glides effortlessly above the snow covered field .
STAIRWAY obsessed photographers have captured psychedelic shots that will mesmerise you .
COURAGEOUS CLIMBERS scale frozen waterfalls in Canada, as the ice threatens to collapse beneath them .
A doting seal smiles at her sweet little pup as she tickles its tummy on the beach .