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.
This starling and prairie dog will not back down an inch as they have a fearsome stand-off over who gets to eat a nut .
COULD this be the most distastrous wedding cake fail EVER? Most brides opt for a traditional tiered white wedding cake decorated with delicate pink roses and lace for their big day .
CCTV shows a dark figure dumping the dog- A pet dog suffering with cancer has been put down after being dumped at an animal rescue in what officials said is the worst abandonment of any animal they have witnessed .
THIS is the EXPLOSIVE moment when a 50 metre high pylon came crashing down to earth in a rural field .
An elegant snowy owl spreads her wings and glides effortlessly above the snow covered field .
WITH his spiked ears and yellow and blue body, a colourful monkey bears an uncanny resemblance to Marvel Comics’ Wolverine .
In the calm waters of Greenland, gigantic icebergs dwarf everything around them .
A soap bubble lands on the frosty ground and creates a shimmering snow globe as crystals form around it .
A striped marlin means business as it spots lunch and spears a small fish .
A carefree bear cub reclines in the water with his feet raised in the air .
A tiny puppy who lost his front legs after being hit by a train has been given and new LEASH of life with a set of wheels .