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 cheeky macaque gets up close and personal as he examines the dental hygiene of his fellow primate .
A group of whale sharks gather to feed underneath a fisherman’s boat off the coast of Papua, Indonesia .
A terrified moose, trapped in a frozen lake, bobs her head above the icey water and awaits her rescue .
Swimming side by side with divers, these manatees will do anything they can to stay warm .
PERCHED on a branch, these two frogs hold hands as they look into the camera .
BALANCING 30 metres above ground, these slackliners take the expression of living dangerously one step further, by tightrope walking NAKED .
HOTSPOT MEDIA - FUNKY BUMP: FROM MIRROR bellies to rainbow bumps these pregnancy casts of stone and bronze could be the funkiest way to preserve your bump for posterity .
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .
A woman who blew £12k of her student loan on junk food and booze has lost 10st after ditching her unhealthy habits .
A Canadian photographer has captured crystal clear mirror images of Toronto's architecture reflected in puddles - simply by using his iPhone .
The sun is finally out, bringing a smile to many people’s faces – including this cute little dormouse’s! Grinning from ear to ear, this tiny dormouse appears to have been tickled by something as it clambered up this flower, basking in the sunshine, whilst having a little laugh to himself .
USUALLY full to bursting, these London Underground stations stand silent and completely commuter free .