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.
GLAMPING is taken to a whole new level in the form of the luxurious Pop-Up Hotel .
A brave leopard kicks back and relaxes in the sunshine - just inches from an enormous crocodile .
ARM extended and head flung back, this little chipmunk performs a loose-limbed yoga move .
MEET the little lion of suburbia with a mane that makes him look like a mini-king of the jungle .
With no luck at the front of the bus, the deer runs around the center seats trying to escape through the window – THIS is the astonishing moment a DEER crashed through the front windshield of a bus before it went hysterically running around the vehicle .
A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .
A cricket perches on an unusual seat after crawling up the snout of a crocodile .
GETTING behind the camera, this monkey practices his photography skills on his friends .
GLIDING through the water, these delightful frogs show off their vibrant colours as they practice their FROG crawl .
Sam Notaro built his own flood defences to protect his four-bedroom home in Moorland, Somerset Flooding is likely to get worse around Somerset as groundwater levels continue to rise .
RESTING his weary head on his flipper, this little seal pup takes a much needed nap after an afternoon of strenuous yoga .
