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.
Here's a collection of art for the DIGIT-AL age as these fascinating illusions of landmarks, places and even a banana are made using just a pair of hands .
A striped marlin means business as it spots lunch and spears a small fish .
A chipmunk, with his cheeks full to bursting, has no intention of leaving with an empty stomach .
A frilled lizard appears to be belting out a tune as it sits in a tree with its mouth open wide .
A DETERMINED great blue heron holds on tightly to its prey as the furry gopher attempts to wriggle free .
A group of otters put on a show of aqua aerobics, as they raise their flippers perfectly in sync .
An adorable little squirrel wakes from a nap and pops out his tongue for the camera .
THESE are the Disney Princesses you wouldn't want to run into in a dark alley .
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STOLEN £2K BULLDOG REUNITED WITH FAMILY VIA TWITTER - A £2,000 bulldog puppy snatched from her home by burglars has been reunited with her family thanks to Twitter .
AN American accountant has grown the world's biggest MELON and smashed his way into the record books with his mammoth 350 .
DASHING through the snow, this little stoat is on the lookout for a Christmas feast .