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.
FROM THE world famous Girl with a Pearl Earring painting to a jaguar in the grass, these incredible drawings are created from coloured ballpoint pens .
BOXING DAY has come early for this pair of feisty squirrels, as their Christmas party quickly turns sour .
THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS - 250 DRIVERS ARRESTED FOR STREET RACING IN BIRMINGHAM- In Pic - The start line on the Heartlands Parkway Nechels Birmingham .
With the vivid red smoke billowing into the sky amid the misty sand dunes, these are the blissful views provided at the break of dawn at a volcano .
A terrified moose, trapped in a frozen lake, bobs her head above the icey water and awaits her rescue .
FLEXING his muscles and staring straight at his opponent, this bodybuilding squirrel is the nuts .
An Australian explorer has travelled the globe with a toy pig, known as Travel Piggy, in search of a missing cuddly companion .
STARING open-mouthed into the camera, this shocked fish looks out of place in the middle of its angry friends .
A curious red squirrel takes a break from collecting nuts and tries her hand at photography .
In the calm waters of Greenland, gigantic icebergs dwarf everything around them .
The view from this rooftop pool is sure to make most holidaymakers envious .
