A diver explores the crystal clear waters of the Silfra canyon in southern Iceland, which is the only place on Earth where you can dive or snorkel between two continental plates. The canyon is a crack between the North American and Eurasian continents and every year these two continental plates drift about 2cm further apart. French marine biologist Mathieu Foulquie dived to 49ft and captured these images during an expedition through the freshwater Silfra canyon, located in Thingvellir Lake, Iceland. The 40-year-old, of Montpellier, France, says: “I had the privilege to dive at the famous Silfra dive site, probably the most impressive freshwater rift in Iceland.
An Indonesian farmer is dragged through muddy water as he clings to the tails of two charging cows .
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 .
FLEXING his muscles and staring straight at his opponent, this bodybuilding squirrel is the nuts .
AT first glance these images could easily be mistaken for photographs, but they are in-fact real life drawings created using nothing but coloured pencils .
A pair of adorable polar bear cubs play-fight with each other in the Alaskan snow .
STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .
A BRITISH couple are the first to tie the knot inside an enormous GLACIER in Iceland .
BOXING DAY has come early for this pair of feisty squirrels, as their Christmas party quickly turns sour .
PERCHED on a branch, this Little Owl plays third wheel to two love birds .
Fishermen in Myanmar have perfected an unusual fishing technique by carefully balancing on one leg .
