WITH their robotic movements and pristine uniforms, these are the sexy traffic girls of North Korea that are becoming iconic figures in the secretive state. Instead of using traffic lights to control the stop and go flow of the cross-roads, attractive women dressed in perfectly crisps and identical outfits dangerously stand along in the middle of the road on a small platform. Displaying riveting focus, they are only allowed to turn counter-clockwise, directing traffic with forceful and halting movements. They have been the subject of photographic study for many years but French photographer Eric Lafforgue, 49, captured these moments during six trips to the Marxist country.
HUNDREDS of colour coordinated yarns lie abandoned in this once thriving textile mill .
A chipmunk, with his cheeks full to bursting, has no intention of leaving with an empty stomach .
GLIDING through the water, these delightful frogs show off their vibrant colours as they practice their FROG crawl .
CARRYING a fully grown goat on his back, this five-year-old boy is a child shepherd in the mountains of northern Ethiopia .
This starling and prairie dog will not back down an inch as they have a fearsome stand-off over who gets to eat a nut .
THIS is the EXPLOSIVE moment when a 50 metre high pylon came crashing down to earth in a rural field .
PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .
The view from this rooftop pool is sure to make most holidaymakers envious .
LEAPING for joy five-feet above the waves this baby whale cutie is saying HELLO to its family after being lost .
AN ADORABLE one-eyed kitten has been dubbed the 'pirate cat' because of his pirate-like facial expressions .
The claws come out at meal time as a group of white tailed eagles brawl over road-kill .
Ever wished you could live in a house just like Barbie's? Canadian sculptor Heather Benning has created the life-size dollhouse of her dreams out a derelict building .