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.
THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .
BEHIND the doors of this building, with its stacks of mattresses and discarded remains of wheelchairs, lies another victim of austerity cuts .
BALANCING on top of a tree, this bear cub puts her climbing skills to the test .
DASHING through the snow, this little stoat is on the lookout for a Christmas feast .
FIFTEEEN years after it was closed pictures by a British teacher show the calamity Hong Kong airport that was closed for being too dangerous .
A host of websites that are almost twenty years old are collecting a cult following thanks to their retro appeal .
A panic stricken kitten that got her head stuck in a car tyre has been freed by quick thinking RSPCA staff .
PUCKERING up and enjoying some quality time, these are the most lovable monkeys on the planet .
Swimming side by side with divers, these manatees will do anything they can to stay warm .
BREATHING life back into old photographs, these black and white images are transformed by colour .
Meet the human CCTV: a PCSO with a memory for faces so sharp he has apprehended more than 130 suspects in the last year alone with his eagle eyed talents .