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 panic stricken kitten that got her head stuck in a car tyre has been freed by quick thinking RSPCA staff .
PAWS for thought as you feast your eyes on this rare bear bathing session .
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A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
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CLINGING onto nothing but ice, this brave climber reaches heights of 1000 FEET as he scales frozen solid waterfalls .
DIVING boffins fired harpoons into 30-foot-long whale sharks in a bid to put the sea-beasts on Google Maps .
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This longhorn beetle demon-strates a dark side as it looks just like the devil .
Fetching a tiny carrot and a head-shaped snowball, a red squirrel builds the perfect snowman .
STEPFORD wives from the 1950's and 60's are performing history's most sexist exercise programme .