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.
Jostling their quills into the noses of some unlucky cubs, this is the moment two feisty porcupines ALMOST defeat a pride of seven lions .
HUDDLED together in the hollow of a tree, it would be easy to overlook these two sleepy owls as they blend into the trunk .
UNDERWATER and above-water seaside shots show the best of British beach-life .
WIDE EYED with a huge smile across her face, this little elephant is a picture of happiness .
These photographs of extreme weather capture storms furiously rolling across the sky above America .
STOOD side by side next to a busy road, these buildings were once bustling with life .
Fishermen in Myanmar have perfected an unusual fishing technique by carefully balancing on one leg .
They say breakfast is the most important meal of the day and for this greedy camel he can't get enough of his morning feed, as he gate crashes his owner's mealtime .
A hypnotherapist filmed himself sexually abusing a 19-year-old patient while she was in a trance-like state .
MAKING himself at home, this little snail perches happily on top of this frog's head .
BEHIND the doors of this building, with its stacks of mattresses and discarded remains of wheelchairs, lies another victim of austerity cuts .
THE THOUGHT OF BECOMING shipwrecked on a remote destination would fill most holidaymakers with dread .