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.
From a floating jelly fish to a relaxed seal, Britain’s unappreciated beach life is captured above and below the water .
A pair of snarling foxes go paw-to-paw and brawl after unexpectedly crossing paths .
FROM THE world famous Girl with a Pearl Earring painting to a jaguar in the grass, these incredible drawings are created from coloured ballpoint pens .
DASHING through the snow, this little stoat is on the lookout for a Christmas feast .
A man who conned tax officials out of £34 million and funded a lavish lifestyle of luxury hotels and restaurants has been jailed for one of the longest sentences in British criminal fraud history .
A pair of chicks bravely decided to befriend a python, despite being the snake's favourite choice of food .
A couple have tied the knot in a spectacular Harry Potter-themed wedding which cost £45,000 .
SURROUNDED by divers, a hungry green sea turtle enjoys being the centre of attention .
A cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo .
THIS is the awesome moment an Osprey catches its prey travelling at 50mph, giving new meaning to FAST FOOD .
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 .