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.
STARING eagerly into the camera, this little toad is full of curiosity .
Some will get up close and personal with Mother Nature’s deadliest animals to get the perfect shot, posing the question, what lengths will a photographer go to for that all important picture? But in this case, the question should be what depths .
An adorable orangutan named Pongo celebrates his first birthday at Zoo Atlanta, Georgia, America .
This frozen lighthouse in Michigan could easily be mistaken for a still from the snow swept disaster movie The Day After Tomorrow .
SQUABBLING over the last piece of grain, these hungry squirrels are determined to stock up on as much food as possible .
SNUGGLED up in the hay away from the elements, this adorable hoglet has sought solace with a familiar friend .
BALANCING on top of a tree, this bear cub puts her climbing skills to the test .
A little clownfish opens its mouth to reveal a blood sucking intruder living on its tongue .
A BAMBI was dramatically caught in mid-air by a greedy Nile crocodile in a once-in-a-million flying pincer move .
These adorable pictures show the moment two cuddly red panda cubs take their first look at the outside world and are weighed for the very first time .
A carefree bear cub reclines in the water with his feet raised in the air .
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .