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.
THIS BIGFOOT 'Jesus bird' may look silly, but he's perfectly designed for walking on water .
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 .
A SERENE turquoise glow glimmers from underneath these powerful icebergs .
HUDDLING under a leaf, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls take shelter from the rain .
ARMED with her camera, bikini and flippers, this brave diver goes swimming with SHARKS .
A frilled lizard appears to be belting out a tune as it sits in a tree with its mouth open wide .
A Birmingham man inspired by sci-fi film Wall-E, has created a one- wheeled vehicle, controlled by signals from his BRAIN .
Kevin Silva, 52 from Indiana in the USA, has spent an estimated £65K ($100K) on Batman trinkets over the years, and even keeps his 2,500-item haul in his very own basement 'Bat Cave' .
SPURTING water 20ft into the air, this is one well you wouldn't want to dip your bucket into .
A KITTEN'S teaparty and rat's playing dominoes are the bizarre creations by one of Britain's great eccentrics pictured in an incredible new book .
RACING through the mountain range on horseback, the Kazakh people practice their ancient tradition of hunting with golden eagles .
