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.
The beds are consumed by moss instead of customers at this abandoned hotel .
An Australian explorer has travelled the globe with a toy pig, known as Travel Piggy, in search of a missing cuddly companion .
THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .
A cheeky owl fancies a game of hide and seek as it peeps out from behind a tree .
WITH a paw in the air and his tongue hanging from his mouth, it is clear to see that this little groundhog is struggling to wake up and leave behind the comfort of his burrow .
SITTING in the middle of a vast desert, an abandoned cinema is still waiting for its first movie to be screened .
A couple have tied the knot in a spectacular Harry Potter-themed wedding which cost £45,000 .
A cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo .
NEVER mind being careful not to choke on your food, this mother bird has a bigger challenge on her hands, as her ravenous offspring impatiently launches its head down into her stomach .
LEAF-ing much to the imagination, this camera trickery is blooming marvellous .