THIS may look like a dolphin through jumping hoops, but it is in fact nothing more than a clever 3D pencil drawing. The amazing drawings are a trick of the mind created by Italian designer Alessandro Diddi, 42. 'I want my drawings to put across the message that the eye can trick the mind and make you believe that there are dimensions that are not really there,” said Alessandro. Using his own hands and objects to make the drawings appear even more life-like, they appear to show two men using their strength to pull a pencil out of Alessandro's hand, as well as a snake slithering away as its being drawn. Another shows Alessandro's fingers turn into claws and ripping the paper, while a different drawing indicates the designer trying to slam down the paper on a struggling man.
A frilled lizard appears to be belting out a tune as it sits in a tree with its mouth open wide .
SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive .
A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .
WITH the phosphorescent blobs and mesmerising patterns, these spectacular images may look like the hall marks of an enchanted forest but it is in fact the scene of thousands of dancing FIREFLIES .
A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .
WITHOUT A care in the world, this little snow monkey puts his feet up and settles in for a snooze .
An intrepid explorer hopes to be reunited with his travel partner, after his cuddly toy companion was stolen .
IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .
Scurrying along the branch of a tree, a little squirrel pushes a pram packed full of Easter treats .
SOARING at 112 miles per hour through the air, this petite blonde certainly lives up to her title as the fastest flying woman in the world .
