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.
THIS incredible shimmer of silver fish mirrors the image of that of an underwater tornado .
Complete with core, mantle and crust, these incredible planet cakes are truly out of this world .
FROM KISSING an alligator on the nose to walking over broken glass, this fearless daredevil is a real life female JACKASS .
From vivid greens to glowing pinks, the colours of the aurora borealis fill the night sky above a snow covered Lapland .
Several times a year, Gemma, 21, can be found mumbling her words and struggling to concentrate as she walks around in a dream-like state .
Lying angelically with a range of expressions etched on their tiny faces, little bundles of joy are innocently captured in their first few days in these adorable photographs .
THIS astonishing film shows the moment a hit-and-run driver ploughed into a woman and a toddler on a Coventry street .
AN OLD ENGLISH cottage packed full of history and valuables has been left to rot .
In the calm waters of Greenland, gigantic icebergs dwarf everything around them .
A cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo .
BALANCING 30 metres above ground, these slackliners take the expression of living dangerously one step further, by tightrope walking NAKED .
SNUGGLING up against their teddy bears, these baby sloths could easily be mistaken for one of the cuddly toys .