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.
A young otter wades through a lake with his eyes set on an older rival’s fish .
TENNIS was a game made for three according to the first Victorian rule book .
BURSTING from the water, a beautiful but deadly Sumatran tiger jumps for food in an Indonesian zoo .
A tiny puppy who lost his front legs after being hit by a train has been given and new LEASH of life with a set of wheels .
FLAUNTING its new accessory, a fashionable green dumpy tree frog poses for the camera while wearing a SNAIL as a hat .
A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .
AN ANGRY giraffe gave a bush-riding cyclist a scare when he stomped his £2K bike into the dirt .
What lies beneath this building site? Britain's great hope of winning the pre-WW2 arms race against Nazi Germany .
From vibrant blues to dazzling oranges, these eye catching hummingbirds proudly show off their impressive colours .
This longhorn beetle demon-strates a dark side as it looks just like the devil .
Swimming side by side with divers, these manatees will do anything they can to stay warm .
GETTING behind the camera, this monkey practices his photography skills on his friends .