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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An American black bear mimics John Travolta’s famous Saturday Night Fever dance move by hurling its arm in the air.
A project to create an underwater tribute to the stone Moai statues of Easter Island ended in disaster when 15 replica structures were destroyed after toppling from a boat and into the sea.
DASHING through the snow, this little stoat is on the lookout for a Christmas feast.
A SPECTACULAR array of stars fills the night sky as they soar over this active volcano.
A prolific drug dealer was caught red-handed in a car filled with amphetamines after he decided to park in a top copper's parking space - as a joke.
A diving mad couple have finally taken the plunge, having tied the knot 30ft underwater.
A photographer has transformed women with alopecia into stunning sirens - showing that bald is beautiful.
A doting seal smiles at her sweet little pup as she tickles its tummy on the beach.
A cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo.
Andrea Kubinova, 30, from London, became great friends with serial killer and necrophiliac, Dennis Nilsen.