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.
FLYING through the air, these delighted pooches pull their best poses mid-flight .
This brave Hyena finally catches his pray among the thousands of flamingos, Lake Nakuru, Kenya - OUTNUMBERED among thousands of flamingos, this bold hyena is not put off from hunting for a morning snack .
BALANCING on top of a tree, this bear cub puts her climbing skills to the test .
SNOWBOARDING in your £2,000 wedding dress sounds like a nightmare for most brides .
Sitting all alone on drift ice in the Arctic Ocean, this lonely little fella looks lost .
THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .
A grey whale and her calf greet an audience of awestruck admirers on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico .
A makeup artist from the West Midlands magically transforms herself into famous cartoon characters using body paint .
WITH A wide smile plastered across his face, this little gecko is ready for his close up .
A hypnotherapist filmed himself sexually abusing a 19-year-old patient while she was in a trance-like state .
CLINGING onto nothing but ice, this brave climber reaches heights of 1000 FEET as he scales frozen solid waterfalls .
A cheeky chipmunk offers some of his spare food, before deciding against the idea and shoving the extra peanut into his already crammed mouth .