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 BAMBI was dramatically caught in mid-air by a greedy Nile crocodile in a once-in-a-million flying pincer move .
WITH a paw in the air and his tongue hanging from his mouth, it is clear to see that this little groundhog is struggling to wake up and leave behind the comfort of his burrow .
LIKE SUPERMAN carrying a slimy Lois Lane through the air this frog is treating its mate to a flying lesson .
Animal rescue volunteers have told how a cat riddled with cancer was forced to ripped off its own ears after it was abandoned by its owners .
A photographer has captured spellbinding images of stars swirling above the English countryside .
DIPPING his head into the vase of water, this little squirrel takes a refreshing break from an afternoon of eating .
A SERENE turquoise glow glimmers from underneath these powerful icebergs .
MEET the underwater British seal who is so friendly he loves to grapple divers like a friendly puppy dog .
A little caterpillar fearlessly scampers down a branch and confronts a praying mantis .
A pair of adorable polar bear cubs play-fight with each other in the Alaskan snow .
A pair of snarling foxes go paw-to-paw and brawl after unexpectedly crossing paths .