From squids to Star Wars, these flipping marvellous creations are pancake portraits. The delicious designs are the work of Nathan Shields, of Port Angeles, Washington. The 34 year old illustrator started making pancakes with fun themes as a way to entertain his children, Gryphon, 6, and Alice, 3. Nathan, a former maths teacher, says: 'I found myself in charge of our young children, with a lot of free time.
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WHETHER FLOATING through space or diving underwater, a lucky baby boy enjoys once in a life time experiences - in his DREAMS .
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WITH HIS PAW covering his mouth, this cheeky cub looks amused by something .
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An adorable young fallow deer peers over its shoulder and is greeted by a cheeky jackdaw crow sitting on its back .
STRETCHING his little legs in the air, a smiley leaf-tailed gecko breaks free from his old, scaly skin .
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A cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo .
Hot on the heels of a little rabbit, this cheetah is on a mission to catch his prey .
THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .
An aerial view of flooding in Gloucestershire .