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 proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .
Dogs catch waves at the Coronado Bay dog surf championships Saturday 22nd June 2013- DOG SURFING mutts have never looked so gnarly .
The claws come out at meal time as a group of white tailed eagles brawl over road-kill .
AN EXERCISING turtle and an ice-skating chick are hardly everyday exploits in the animal community .
An Indonesian farmer is dragged through muddy water as he clings to the tails of two charging cows .
THIS astonishing film shows the moment a hit-and-run driver ploughed into a woman and a toddler on a Coventry street .
A lively lemon shark grins into the camera and showcases his impressive teeth .
A cheeky chipmunk offers some of his spare food, before deciding against the idea and shoving the extra peanut into his already crammed mouth .
A SERENE turquoise glow glimmers from underneath these powerful icebergs .
MASKED intruders look sinister but really they are a gang of urban exploring pranksters .
