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 dog was SOW close to death after she dangerously swallowed a two-inch NEEDLE-Cute Shih Tzu Daisy could have pierced her intestines after eating the long needle and thread after finding it on the carpet .
Balanced on one leg, a frog assumes the crane kick martial arts stance made famous in the movie The Karate Kid .
A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .
HOTSPOT MEDIA - MILEY MASH-UP: MILEY CYRUS’ naked wrecking ball vid has been lampooned in this side-spitting photo-mashup .
WITH HIS PAW covering his mouth, this cheeky cub looks amused by something .
BLOWING bubbles underwater, this adorable polar bear slides into his tank for a playful dip .
A doting seal smiles at her sweet little pup as she tickles its tummy on the beach .
A BUMPER season of births has left zoo with three of the cutest exotic kittens you're likely to see .
Staring death in the face, a little field mouse bravely confronts a hungry cat .
SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .
