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 BUMPER season of births has left zoo with three of the cutest exotic kittens you're likely to see .
A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .
MEET the little lion of suburbia with a mane that makes him look like a mini-king of the jungle .
While often referred to as the kings of the jungle, gorillas - for all their might - are notorious hydrophobes .
STRETCHING his little legs in the air, a smiley leaf-tailed gecko breaks free from his old, scaly skin .
STOOD side by side next to a busy road, these buildings were once bustling with life .
A diver attempts to control rising numbers of lionfish by feeding the venomous species to Caribbean reef sharks .
SITTING on a burning sofa unable to move, one man turns his terrifying dreams into reality .
VIBRANT bursts of colour fill the screen as beautiful flowers blossom in these time-lapse videos .
WITH THEIR adorable big round eyes and fluffy white fur, these baby seals are cute enough to melt any heart .
