FROM THE world famous Girl with a Pearl Earring painting to a jaguar in the grass, these incredible drawings are created from coloured ballpoint pens. These amazing illustrations were created by Portuguese solicitor and artist Samuel Silva, who has had a strong interest in drawing since he was two years old. ‘I have been interested in drawing since the very first time I ever touched a pencil and a sheet of paper, when I was two years old.’ says 31 year old Samuel, now of London. ‘After that day, I never stopped drawing. Unlike most children, I didn’t start by scribbling; I just instinctively drew straight away.
GETTING behind the camera, this monkey practices his photography skills on his friends .
AN EXERCISING turtle and an ice-skating chick are hardly everyday exploits in the animal community .
HOTSPOT MEDIA - MILEY MASH-UP: MILEY CYRUS’ naked wrecking ball vid has been lampooned in this side-spitting photo-mashup .
A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .
THIS is the awesome moment an Osprey catches its prey travelling at 50mph, giving new meaning to FAST FOOD .
THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .
SPLASHING around in a paddling pool, this little elephant soaks up the sunshine .
AN ITALIAN mechanic has created the world’s most ferocious mini-car .
IN a galaxy far, far away, this collection of stunning interstellar formations will leave you STARSTRUCK .
BALANCING 30 metres above ground, these slackliners take the expression of living dangerously one step further, by tightrope walking NAKED .
A mining town in Australia’s outback appears to be completely deserted, but its residents have escaped the scorching heat by living in underground caves .