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 BROWN bear wades through waters in Alaska and waits for his lunch .
HEART-MELTING shots of a French bulldog and a ten-month-old French baby could be the cutest you’re likely to see .
TRYING their best to wriggle away, three adorable tiger cubs receive their health checks at Chester Zoo .
WITH A LITTLE cap of fresh snow resting on his head, this squirrel tries his best to pull off his new look .
A doting seal smiles at her sweet little pup as she tickles its tummy on the beach .
HOPPING onto the scales, these adorable baby Humboldt penguins are ready for their first weigh-in .
WITH their robotic movements and pristine uniforms, these are the sexy traffic girls of North Korea that are becoming iconic figures in the secretive state .
SITTING on a burning sofa unable to move, one man turns his terrifying dreams into reality .
CLINGING onto nothing but ice, this brave climber reaches heights of 1000 FEET as he scales frozen solid waterfalls .
EXPERTLY camouflaged, this clever panther chameleon knows how to catch its prey by surprise .
The claws come out at meal time as a group of white tailed eagles brawl over road-kill .
A frilled lizard appears to be belting out a tune as it sits in a tree with its mouth open wide .