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.
HIDDEN in the middle of the Mojave Desert, a secret oasis awaits intrepid travellers .
A trio of ants are locked in a tug of war over a fly as they pull the bug by its legs .
MEET the little lion of suburbia with a mane that makes him look like a mini-king of the jungle .
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .
CARRYING a fully grown goat on his back, this five-year-old boy is a child shepherd in the mountains of northern Ethiopia .
Throwing a right hook as he launches onto his opponent with his gnarling teeth at the ready, this is the OTTER-LY ruthless showdown between two otters .
STEPFORD wives from the 1950's and 60's are performing history's most sexist exercise programme .
THE THOUGHT OF BECOMING shipwrecked on a remote destination would fill most holidaymakers with dread .
STARING eagerly into the camera, this little toad is full of curiosity .
It’s a role reversal in the Visayan Sea as HUNDREDS of tiny, glistening eggs are carried around inside the mouth of their cardinalfish father .
THIS BIGFOOT 'Jesus bird' may look silly, but he's perfectly designed for walking on water .