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.
A chipmunk, with his cheeks full to bursting, has no intention of leaving with an empty stomach .
WITH his spiked ears and yellow and blue body, a colourful monkey bears an uncanny resemblance to Marvel Comics’ Wolverine .
Swimming side by side with divers, these manatees will do anything they can to stay warm .
A small Indian monkey is seemingly gob-smacked after reading the latest stock market news .
SPLASHING in the water and fighting in-between rocks, these energetic tigers enjoy their fun-filled morning .
A rare manuscript of one of Charlotte Bronte’s earliest poems went under the hammer today and fetched nearly £100,000 – double what it was expected to get .
An adorable little squirrel wakes from a nap and pops out his tongue for the camera .
AN OLD ENGLISH cottage packed full of history and valuables has been left to rot .
FROM A mini table and chairs to a detailed violin, it’s hard to believe these incredible sculptures are all carved into the nib of PENCILS .
SNOWBOARDING in your £2,000 wedding dress sounds like a nightmare for most brides .
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .
A NINJA red squirrel cuts a dashing figure as the little fella jumps up to ten-feet between treetops in the Yorkshire Dales .