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.
ROLLING around in the snow, these young brown bears take a break from their play fight to share a tender hug with one another .
TRYING their best to wriggle away, three adorable tiger cubs receive their health checks at Chester Zoo .
LEAF-ing much to the imagination, this camera trickery is blooming marvellous .
WITHOUT A care in the world, this little snow monkey puts his feet up and settles in for a snooze .
ARM extended and head flung back, this little chipmunk performs a loose-limbed yoga move .
A luxury caravan with a price tag of ONE MILLION DOLLARS is due to hit the road later this year .
RACING through the mountain range on horseback, the Kazakh people practice their ancient tradition of hunting with golden eagles .
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A hypnotherapist filmed himself sexually abusing a 19-year-old patient while she was in a trance-like state .
Throwing their arms up in the air, these energetic squirrels play a game of ball with a walnut .
AT first glance these images could easily be mistaken for photographs, but they are in-fact real life drawings created using nothing but coloured pencils .
This is the amazing moment two white-tailed kites take an in-flight meal - exchanging prey at 100 foot high in mid air .