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.
A pair of adorable polar bear cubs play-fight with each other in the Alaskan snow .
SAT ON top of a Brazilian turtle’s head, this little ladybird looks content as he studies his environment from a new height .
PERCHED on a branch, this Little Owl plays third wheel to two love birds .
STEPFORD wives from the 1950's and 60's are performing history's most sexist exercise programme .
Pic By Graham Gibson/ HotSpot Media - SHARK HYPNOTIST BALANCES SHARK IN PALM OF HIS HAND- In Pic - Diver Tom and Caribbean reef sharks in the Bahamas- A SHARK hypnotist balances these predators in the palm of his hand by sending them to sleep with a gentle nose rub .
SWIMMING in unison, millions of silverside fish dwarf the divers .
WHETHER FLOATING through space or diving underwater, a lucky baby boy enjoys once in a life time experiences - in his DREAMS .
A young otter wades through a lake with his eyes set on an older rival’s fish .
SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .
An artist has transformed traditional Thanksgiving dinners into mini-masterpieces .
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 pair of chicks bravely decided to befriend a python, despite being the snake's favourite choice of food .