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 eagerly into the camera, this little toad is full of curiosity .
A TAXIDERMY truck spotted in America’s Deep South could be the most gruesome wagon on the road .
CARRYING a fully grown goat on his back, this five-year-old boy is a child shepherd in the mountains of northern Ethiopia .
A hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .
UNDERWATER and above-water seaside shots show the best of British beach-life .
Swimming side by side with divers, these manatees will do anything they can to stay warm .
PERCHED on a branch, these two frogs hold hands as they look into the camera .
With one hand rested on his belly and the other propping his head up, this lazy lizard takes an afternoon break .
This is the moment a nimble red fox and a lumbering Alaskan brown bear were locked in a tense stand-off .
BURSTING from the water, a beautiful but deadly Sumatran tiger jumps for food in an Indonesian zoo .