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.
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .
LEAPING for joy five-feet above the waves this baby whale cutie is saying HELLO to its family after being lost .
TUGGING on the wing of his sibling, this needy owl is after some attention .
A toddler has shrugged off death an incredible 10 times thanks to his parents who revive him with the kiss of life every two weeks .
THE CRAZE for mimicking the video game Streetfighter has spread to the streets of London .
A tiny puppy who lost his front legs after being hit by a train has been given and new LEASH of life with a set of wheels .
A Brit photographer has captured one of the world's most camera-shy species of fish - during a game of underwater peek-a-boo .
STAIRWAY obsessed photographers have captured psychedelic shots that will mesmerise you .
A cricket perches on an unusual seat after crawling up the snout of a crocodile .
An Indonesian farmer is dragged through muddy water as he clings to the tails of two charging cows .
THIS ONE of a kind experience brings a whole new meaning to the phrase 'a coffee to go' .
AN ANGRY giraffe gave a bush-riding cyclist a scare when he stomped his £2K bike into the dirt .