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.
CARRYING a fully grown goat on his back, this five-year-old boy is a child shepherd in the mountains of northern Ethiopia .
A soap bubble lands on the frosty ground and creates a shimmering snow globe as crystals form around it .
A fox takes a tumble and lands on his head when he tries to fend off a pair of eagles in Japan .
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THIS astonishing film shows the moment a hit-and-run driver ploughed into a woman and a toddler on a Coventry street .
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Hot on the heels of a little rabbit, this cheetah is on a mission to catch his prey .
WELCOME to the Temple of Zoom where you can “experience” sliding down a Mayan temple into shark infested waters .
An elegant snowy owl spreads her wings and glides effortlessly above the snow covered field .
A diver looks like a minnow as she swims alongside a gigantic whale shark, the largest species of fish on the planet .
As sunlight cascades through its vibrant stained glass windows, every inch of the Nasir-ol-Mulk Mosque bursts with colour .