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 pair of adorable polar bear cubs play-fight with each other in the Alaskan snow .
Throwing their arms up in the air, these energetic squirrels play a game of ball with a walnut .
While often referred to as the kings of the jungle, gorillas - for all their might - are notorious hydrophobes .
A British photographer has captured the beauty of London in a stunning series of landscapes shots .
This is the moment a nimble red fox and a lumbering Alaskan brown bear were locked in a tense stand-off .
A group of otters put on a show of aqua aerobics, as they raise their flippers perfectly in sync .
VIBRANT bursts of colour fill the screen as beautiful flowers blossom in these time-lapse videos .
Animal rescue volunteers have told how a cat riddled with cancer was forced to ripped off its own ears after it was abandoned by its owners .
Jostling their quills into the noses of some unlucky cubs, this is the moment two feisty porcupines ALMOST defeat a pride of seven lions .
A carefree bear cub reclines in the water with his feet raised in the air .
SQUABBLING over the last piece of grain, these hungry squirrels are determined to stock up on as much food as possible .