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.
A young otter wades through a lake with his eyes set on an older rival’s fish .
Balanced on one leg, a frog assumes the crane kick martial arts stance made famous in the movie The Karate Kid .
With the vivid red smoke billowing into the sky amid the misty sand dunes, these are the blissful views provided at the break of dawn at a volcano .
AN EXERCISING turtle and an ice-skating chick are hardly everyday exploits in the animal community .
WITH STUNNING colours and serene scenes, these photographs capture the otherworldly beauty of the English coast .
NEW DELHI, A woman activist of India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party crosses a police barricade near the residence of ruling Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi during a protest against the recent rape of a five-year-old girl in New Delhi, India, April 21, 2013 .
STARING open-mouthed into the camera, this shocked fish looks out of place in the middle of its angry friends .
THE THOUGHT OF BECOMING shipwrecked on a remote destination would fill most holidaymakers with dread .
A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .
A pair of adorable polar bear cubs play-fight with each other in the Alaskan snow .
LYING flat out on his back, this little meerkat makes the most of the English sunshine .