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.
FLOATING effortlessly on his back, this little otter laps up a rare glimmer of English spring sunshine .
AN EXERCISING turtle and an ice-skating chick are hardly everyday exploits in the animal community .
The lighthouses of Brittany, from Brest to Le Conquet, stand tall on France’s north-western coast against stunning scenery .
THIS DANGER-mad female pensioner could be the oldest Brit to cage dive with CROCODILES .
A quiet Himalayan mountain village springs to life for a colourful Buddhist festival designed to expel evil spirits and bring happiness .
SWIMMING slowly towards the shore, a small group of bottlenose dolphins arrive for breakfast at a beach in Western Australia .
A BIKINI swim with jellyfish sounds like the most painful past-time on the planet .
HOTSPOT MEDIA - BACK TO THE FUTURE WITH AR' KID: A POSTAL SORTER has perfected the art of time travel by delivering images that are from the past .
A man who conned tax officials out of £34 million and funded a lavish lifestyle of luxury hotels and restaurants has been jailed for one of the longest sentences in British criminal fraud history .
A disabled sheep is enjoying a new fleece of life after receiving a specially-designed wheelchair .
A baby sperm whale assumed the role of a friendly giant when faced with two awestruck divers .
This cheeky macaque gets up close and personal as he examines the dental hygiene of his fellow primate .