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.
SNEAKING slowly into the water, this Bengal tiger plans a vicious attack on three unsuspecting deer .
NEW DELHI, A woman activist of India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party crosses a police barricade near the residence of ruling Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi during a protest against the recent rape of a five-year-old girl in New Delhi, India, April 21, 2013 .
Soldiers standing guard outside the Woolwich barracks in London - Two terror suspects are under armed guard in separate hospitals in London after a serving soldier was hacked to death in the street .
LYING back in the snow, these two polar bears share a cuddle as they call time out on playtime .
TUGGING on the wing of his sibling, this needy owl is after some attention .
PERCHED on a branch, this Little Owl plays third wheel to two love birds .
A quiet Himalayan mountain village springs to life for a colourful Buddhist festival designed to expel evil spirits and bring happiness .
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .
FLEXING his muscles and staring straight at his opponent, this bodybuilding squirrel is the nuts .
This is the moment a nimble red fox and a lumbering Alaskan brown bear were locked in a tense stand-off .
