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.
EXPERTLY camouflaged, this clever panther chameleon knows how to catch its prey by surprise .
Like a scene from a fairytale, THOUSANDS of fireflies create an enchanting glow as they dance in a forest .
This starling and prairie dog will not back down an inch as they have a fearsome stand-off over who gets to eat a nut .
A young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .
TOMORROW (Saturday) marks the 28th anniversary of the nuclear disaster that left the city of Chernobyl devastated .
A Brit photographer has captured one of the world's most camera-shy species of fish - during a game of underwater peek-a-boo .
A curious red squirrel takes a break from collecting nuts and tries her hand at photography .
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The claws come out at meal time as a group of white tailed eagles brawl over road-kill .
An elegant snowy owl spreads her wings and glides effortlessly above the snow covered field .
Swirling water and sand create amazing aerial images of river deltas across Iceland .
SITTING on a burning sofa unable to move, one man turns his terrifying dreams into reality .