An Italian photographer travelled to Chile where he visited several star-gazing sites, home to some of the world's most advanced telescopes, located in the spectacular setting of the Atacama desert. Surrounded by vast desert and distant snow topped mountains, the enormous satellite dishes, dome-shaped buildings and telescopes are run by the European Southern Observatory (ESO) , an intergovernmental body dedicated to observing space. Photographer Alberto Ghizzi Panizza was granted access to several observatory sites.
A hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .
A brave leopard kicks back and relaxes in the sunshine - just inches from an enormous crocodile .
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THIS incredible shimmer of silver fish mirrors the image of that of an underwater tornado .
A luxury caravan with a price tag of ONE MILLION DOLLARS is due to hit the road later this year .
HUNDREDS of colour coordinated yarns lie abandoned in this once thriving textile mill .
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A floating market in Indonesia is bursting with vibrant colours as wooden rowing boats loaded with fruit and vegetables crowd the river .
A fox takes a tumble and lands on his head when he tries to fend off a pair of eagles in Japan .
If you had to scrape the snow off your car this morning or slip-slide your way into work over icy pavements spare a thought for these little critters .
15-foot-long great white sharks on the hunt, in False Bay, South Africa - SHOCK and awe pictures of 15-foot-long great whites on the hunt will leave you stunned .
This cheeky chappie is getting into all kinds of monkey business as he enjoys cooling off on a scorching hot day .