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.
While often referred to as the kings of the jungle, gorillas - for all their might - are notorious hydrophobes .
If you had to scrape the snow off your car this morning or slip-slide your way into work over icy pavements spare a thought for these little critters .
A carefree bear cub reclines in the water with his feet raised in the air .
A diver looks like a minnow as she swims alongside a gigantic whale shark, the largest species of fish on the planet .
WITH A STERN look of determination on their faces, these adorable pooches perfect their doggy paddle as they dive head first into a swimming pool .
A BRITISH couple are the first to tie the knot inside an enormous GLACIER in Iceland .
GIANT garden sculptures don't beat about the bush .
THE CRAZE for mimicking the video game Streetfighter has spread to the streets of London .
ARMED with her camera, bikini and flippers, this brave diver goes swimming with SHARKS .
MASKED intruders look sinister but really they are a gang of urban exploring pranksters .
Fishermen in Myanmar have perfected an unusual fishing technique by carefully balancing on one leg .
A diver attempts to control rising numbers of lionfish by feeding the venomous species to Caribbean reef sharks .