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.
This starling and prairie dog will not back down an inch as they have a fearsome stand-off over who gets to eat a nut .
Southern England, the south-west and west Wales have been warned to expect more wild weather, with heavy rain and high tides possibly leading to coastal flooding and travel disruption over the weekend .
BURSTING colours of reds, pinks and purples give the illusion of a collection of stunning flowers .
HOPPING onto the scales, these adorable baby Humboldt penguins are ready for their first weigh-in .
THIS may look like a dolphin through jumping hoops, but it is in fact nothing more than a clever 3D pencil drawing .
RAISING his flipper, this two day old seal pup gives a wave to the camera .
A cheeky chipmunk offers some of his spare food, before deciding against the idea and shoving the extra peanut into his already crammed mouth .
IN a galaxy far, far away, this collection of stunning interstellar formations will leave you STARSTRUCK .
WITH HIS PAW covering his mouth, this cheeky cub looks amused by something .
This longhorn beetle demon-strates a dark side as it looks just like the devil .
POWERFUL bolts of lightning illuminate the night sky in an incredible autumn storm over the Sardinian coastline .
