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 ADORABLE one-eyed kitten has been dubbed the 'pirate cat' because of his pirate-like facial expressions .
A BRITISH couple are the first to tie the knot inside an enormous GLACIER in Iceland .
A Brit photographer has captured one of the world's most camera-shy species of fish - during a game of underwater peek-a-boo .
This is the moment a nimble red fox and a lumbering Alaskan brown bear were locked in a tense stand-off .
This tranquil setting stretches for miles as the sun sets behind the mountain .
BEHIND the doors of this building, with its stacks of mattresses and discarded remains of wheelchairs, lies another victim of austerity cuts .
Exploding out of the water, a great white shark performs a backflip during a hunt for seals .
A DETERMINED great blue heron holds on tightly to its prey as the furry gopher attempts to wriggle free .
A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .
CCTV shows a dark figure dumping the dog- A pet dog suffering with cancer has been put down after being dumped at an animal rescue in what officials said is the worst abandonment of any animal they have witnessed .
