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 NINJA red squirrel cuts a dashing figure as the little fella jumps up to ten-feet between treetops in the Yorkshire Dales .
Clinging on to their furry backs, mischievous monkeys appeared to enjoy the free transport as they rode around on a perturbed Capybara .
WELCOME to the drawing room that is home to the £100K world’s greatest collection of Margaret Thatcher autographed objects .
A young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .
STARING open-mouthed into the camera, this shocked fish looks out of place in the middle of its angry friends .
A SERENE turquoise glow glimmers from underneath these powerful icebergs .
Blonde teen Jess Stubbs has certainly got girl power - as Britain’s youngest TRUCKER .
LYING back in the snow, these two polar bears share a cuddle as they call time out on playtime .
FLEXING his muscles and staring straight at his opponent, this bodybuilding squirrel is the nuts .
Going for long rides through vast fields together, this twosome share an unbreakable bond .
THIS is the shocking moment a clumsy radio newsreader plunged into a freezing canal while texting her boyfriend instead of looking where she was going .