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.
MEET the little lion of suburbia with a mane that makes him look like a mini-king of the jungle .
Staring death in the face, a little field mouse bravely confronts a hungry cat .
JUDGE BLASTED FOR LETTING PAEDO WALK FREE A PERVERT who sexually assaulted two young girls on an allotment, telling them he was brushing spiders off them, has walked free from court – because jailing him was ‘unfair’ on his family .
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SHOVELLING food into his mouth, this hungry gorilla enjoys a peaceful moment at dinner time .
WITH STUNNING colours and serene scenes, these photographs capture the otherworldly beauty of the English coast .
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