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.
A doting seal smiles at her sweet little pup as she tickles its tummy on the beach .
A project to create an underwater tribute to the stone Moai statues of Easter Island ended in disaster when 15 replica structures were destroyed after toppling from a boat and into the sea .
BOXING DAY has come early for this pair of feisty squirrels, as their Christmas party quickly turns sour .
A mining town in Australia’s outback appears to be completely deserted, but its residents have escaped the scorching heat by living in underground caves .
STEPFORD wives from the 1950's and 60's are performing history's most sexist exercise programme .
TRYING their best to wriggle away, three adorable tiger cubs receive their health checks at Chester Zoo .
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .
PAWS for thought as you feast your eyes on this rare bear bathing session .
A little caterpillar fearlessly scampers down a branch and confronts a praying mantis .
NOT YOUR everyday selfie, this plucky diver poses with some of the scariest predators in the ocean .
