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.
SHOVELLING food into his mouth, this hungry gorilla enjoys a peaceful moment at dinner time .
FROM MRS Patmore to Lady Sybil, these barking mad illustrations show the WOOF-er side of some of our most loved Downton characters .
Splashing around in the water, a mother otter and her son are tangled in a family feud .
SAT ON top of a Brazilian turtle’s head, this little ladybird looks content as he studies his environment from a new height .
An adorable orangutan named Pongo celebrates his first birthday at Zoo Atlanta, Georgia, America .
BOXING DAY has come early for this pair of feisty squirrels, as their Christmas party quickly turns sour .
FROM the rolling hills of the Scottish highlands to looming chalk cliffs in Sussex, these stunning photographs capture the spectacular beauty of Great Britain .
YOU’VE heard of the northern lights now feast your eyes on the natural wonder of the SOUTHERN lights .
FROM KISSING an alligator on the nose to walking over broken glass, this fearless daredevil is a real life female JACKASS .
The rock restaurant, located in Zanzibar – THIS unique restaurant really does boast breath-taking views - as it is perched on a rock in the middle of the sea .
INSIDE Britain's last Naval hospital where scurvy was cured looks like an NHS time capsule .
LIFTING their heads high and bumping beaks, these aggressive pelicans clash over fish .