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.
MEET the underwater British seal who is so friendly he loves to grapple divers like a friendly puppy dog .
A little caterpillar fearlessly scampers down a branch and confronts a praying mantis .
CLINGING onto nothing but ice, this brave climber reaches heights of 1000 FEET as he scales frozen solid waterfalls .
Beautiful turquoise waves rise and fall in a series of stunning images taken along the coastline of south-eastern Australia .
STARING open-mouthed into the camera, this shocked fish looks out of place in the middle of its angry friends .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
While often referred to as the kings of the jungle, gorillas - for all their might - are notorious hydrophobes .
A British jewellery designer with a passion for London's iconic Gherkin has created a pen with an INK-REDIBLE price tag of £27,500 .
The dog having been pulled from the car - A police officer smashed a window in the blue Chrysler car to free the dog which was in visible distress .
ROLLING around in the snow, these young brown bears take a break from their play fight to share a tender hug with one another .
SITTING in the middle of a vast desert, an abandoned cinema is still waiting for its first movie to be screened .
DINING under the stars, this restaurant takes you back in time - inside an ancient cave .