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.
Staring death in the face, a little field mouse bravely confronts a hungry cat .
Exploding out of the water, a great white shark performs a backflip during a hunt for seals .
Hot on the heels of a little rabbit, this cheetah is on a mission to catch his prey .
CONTRASTING settings reveal some of England’s most beautiful landscapes in all their glory .
The lighthouses of Brittany, from Brest to Le Conquet, stand tall on France’s north-western coast against stunning scenery .
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IN a galaxy far, far away, this collection of stunning interstellar formations will leave you STARSTRUCK .
With a dust covered coat hung from a wardrobe door and a pair of glasses left on a shelf, a remote farmhouse lies abandoned in the Welsh countryside .
A BAMBI was dramatically caught in mid-air by a greedy Nile crocodile in a once-in-a-million flying pincer move .
An American black bear mimics John Travolta’s famous Saturday Night Fever dance move by hurling its arm in the air .
PAWS for thought as you feast your eyes on this rare bear bathing session .
ALL IS not as it seems in these deceptive cityscapes .