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.
MEET the underwater British seal who is so friendly he loves to grapple divers like a friendly puppy dog .
STRETCHING his little legs in the air, a smiley leaf-tailed gecko breaks free from his old, scaly skin .
THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .
PAWS for thought as you feast your eyes on this rare bear bathing session .
JUDGE BLASTED FOR LETTING PAEDO WALK FREE A PERVERT who sexually assaulted two young girls on an allotment, telling them he was brushing spiders off them, has walked free from court – because jailing him was ‘unfair’ on his family .
HUDDLED together in the hollow of a tree, it would be easy to overlook these two sleepy owls as they blend into the trunk .
Going for long rides through vast fields together, this twosome share an unbreakable bond .
A cricket perches on an unusual seat after crawling up the snout of a crocodile .
WONDERS of the world have been transformed into their mini-versions in a seven-year round the world adventure .
WITH STUNNING colours and serene scenes, these photographs capture the otherworldly beauty of the English coast .
A grey whale and her calf greet an audience of awestruck admirers on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico .