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.
FLAUNTING its new accessory, a fashionable green dumpy tree frog poses for the camera while wearing a SNAIL as a hat .
MEET the underwater British seal who is so friendly he loves to grapple divers like a friendly puppy dog .
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .
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 .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
A toddler has shrugged off death an incredible 10 times thanks to his parents who revive him with the kiss of life every two weeks .
With one hand rested on his belly and the other propping his head up, this lazy lizard takes an afternoon break .
An artist has transformed traditional Thanksgiving dinners into mini-masterpieces .
SPLASHING around in a paddling pool, this little elephant soaks up the sunshine .
HOTSPOT MEDIA - WAVE-ING GOODBYE TO RUSH HOUR: WHILE most workers endure commuting chaos by road or rail everyday, one entrepreneur has come up with a novel way to get to the office - by KAYAK .
MEET the little lion of suburbia with a mane that makes him look like a mini-king of the jungle .
A panic stricken kitten that got her head stuck in a car tyre has been freed by quick thinking RSPCA staff .