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.
RAISING his flipper, this two day old seal pup gives a wave to the camera .
WEARING tiny Christmas accessories, these adorable babies get into the spirit of the season .
CLIMBING, falling and tugging on his weary mum, this little orangutan is up to all kinds of trouble .
A diver looks like a minnow as she swims alongside a gigantic whale shark, the largest species of fish on the planet .
A former obese woman has told how she lost 19st, but was so terrified of gaining weight that she ended up developing an eating disorder .
RACING through the mountain range on horseback, the Kazakh people practice their ancient tradition of hunting with golden eagles .
A mum-of-two has worn the same t-shirt for an entire year to raise awareness of a 1 in 7 million condition that prevents her daughter from talking .
An obese woman has lost 9st after an addiction to junk food left her £1 .
This Robin Reliant appears to have taken a wrong turn after it ended up 15 feet high up in a TREE .
ARMED with her camera, bikini and flippers, this brave diver goes swimming with SHARKS .
CCTV shows a dark figure dumping the dog- A pet dog suffering with cancer has been put down after being dumped at an animal rescue in what officials said is the worst abandonment of any animal they have witnessed .