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.
PICKING up a tiny tea-pot with its paws, a little red squirrel struggles to prepare its morning tea .
Splashing around in the water, a mother otter and her son are tangled in a family feud .
While often referred to as the kings of the jungle, gorillas - for all their might - are notorious hydrophobes .
Daniel Blore, 21, of Innage Crescent, Bridgnorth, stabbed his mother three times in the attack on January 11 this year, Stafford Crown Court heard .
LIKE A living balloon this baitball of sardines is ready to burst when threatened by a pointy nosed sailfish .
A Little owl looks down the lens of a camera and gives the photographer a cheeky wink .
This tranquil setting stretches for miles as the sun sets behind the mountain .
The lighthouses of Brittany, from Brest to Le Conquet, stand tall on France’s north-western coast against stunning scenery .
AT 4,800 metres high and just three metres wide, this is the most dangerous road in the world .
A Romanian photographer has captured the unique patterns of hundreds of human eyes in a series of striking macro shots .
Scurrying along the branch of a tree, a little squirrel pushes a pram packed full of Easter treats .
IN a galaxy far, far away, this collection of stunning interstellar formations will leave you STARSTRUCK .