FROM A mini table and chairs to a detailed violin, it’s hard to believe these incredible sculptures are all carved into the nib of PENCILS. The impossibly small sculptures are the work of talented Turkish student Recep Alcamli, who discovered his talent purely by chance when he was sharpening a pencil. The 23-year-old, of Elazıg, Turkey, who describes his work as ‘graphite art’, says: “It all started as a bit of an accident whilst I was studying for some exams. ‘I was sharpening a pencil, and I suddenly thought about how I could make the nib into a stylish shape.
It's incredible to think anyone could live in such horrendous squalor - yet two men have been prosecuted for keeping their homes in such revolting conditions that it was no longer fit for their animals .
SNUGGLED up in the hay away from the elements, this adorable hoglet has sought solace with a familiar friend .
BURSTING colours of reds, pinks and purples give the illusion of a collection of stunning flowers .
A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .
AN American accountant has grown the world's biggest MELON and smashed his way into the record books with his mammoth 350 .
LYING flat out on his back, this little meerkat makes the most of the English sunshine .
A young otter wades through a lake with his eyes set on an older rival’s fish .
GLAMPING is taken to a whole new level in the form of the luxurious Pop-Up Hotel .
WONDERS of the world have been transformed into their mini-versions in a seven-year round the world adventure .
This longhorn beetle demon-strates a dark side as it looks just like the devil .
