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 snarling foxes go paw-to-paw and brawl after unexpectedly crossing paths .
MASKED intruders look sinister but really they are a gang of urban exploring pranksters .
An osprey soars through the air at 30 miles per hour before swooping down to catch its prey from a lake .
SAILING over crystal clear waters, the Bajau people of Malaysia live their lives almost entirely at SEA .
Balanced on one leg, a frog assumes the crane kick martial arts stance made famous in the movie The Karate Kid .
RACING down the slopes in her tiny ski gear, this TWO-YEAR-OLD girl has already mastered the art of skiing .
THIS unique holiday accommodation allows you to enjoy a full Flintstones experience .
A woman who left a fellow nightclubber needing plastic surgery after savagely biting her on the hand because she was hungry, has been spared prison .
WITH A STERN look of determination on their faces, these adorable pooches perfect their doggy paddle as they dive head first into a swimming pool .
A woman who suffered from an allergic reaction to hair dye that made her face swell to twice its size has been left too scared to leave the house .
Say cheese! This cheeky chappy isn’t in the mood to live up to his scary reputation as he is pictured here cracking a killer smile as he goes about his daily business .
MOUTH OPEN wide, this little stoat appears to be in mid-song as he belts out a tune for his onlookers .