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Tóti, donning the Icelandic football shirt he acquired during the UEFA EURO 2016 in France.

Famous puffin bids farewell

14 Aug A famous puffin has died at the age of seven, according to the Sæheimar aquarium in Vestmannaeyjar islands.

The little owl can't fly but is on its way to recovery.

Vet nurtures tiny owl back to health

28 Mar A short eared owl is now recovering at an animal hospital in Garðabær. Short-eared owls are the most common owl species in Iceland.

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VIDEO: Dramatic Sea-Eagle rescue in Iceland

2 Dec A frail Sea-Eagle was rescued in West-Iceland on Thursday by professional outdoorsman and Icelandic Snapchat star, Snorri Rafnsson. See the video of the dramatic capture.

An arctic tern.

Iceland: A bird watcher's paradise

19 Nov 2016 Iceland is well regarded as a bird-watching paradise and is both home and migratory destination to many birds, both sea faring and land-based.

A camera shy owl was finally captured on film last weekend.

Incredible photo of long eared owl in South Iceland

2 Jun 2016 A rare photograph of a long eared owl was captured by Már Jóhannsson, who had been trying to photograph it for seven years.

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Sheep brings two lambs into Eskifjörður healthcare centre
Drug use in Iceland is on the increase.

Police worried about increased heroin use in Iceland
Sundhöllin had a sign up telling men not to dry their scrotum with a hairdryer.

All Reykjavik swimming pools to have a private shower cubicle

Sleet and snow in the cards for Thursday
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Enormous rockfall in Heimaklettur in Iceland's Westman Islands

Yellow weather warning for North and East Iceland

Rúnar Guðbjartsson, father of Kristinn Rúnarsson who perished in Pumori in Nepal in 1988.

Remains of two Icelandic mountaineers discovered in Nepal

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