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.
From squids to Star Wars, these flipping marvellous creations are pancake portraits .
Exibiting their superhuman strength these ants look ready to create an art attack by lifting pencils several thousand times their own weight .
Sprawled out on top of a log, this sleeping leopard takes a relaxing break from his daily routine .
RACING down the slopes in her tiny ski gear, this TWO-YEAR-OLD girl has already mastered the art of skiing .
A HEIGHT-addicted airline pilot has taken pictures of the Dubai from 1,300-feet .
This cheeky macaque gets up close and personal as he examines the dental hygiene of his fellow primate .
Recovering from a rare form of breast cancer, Deborah Barnett, 43, of Stoke-on-Trent, thought she'd made it through the worst, but she was betrayed by former colleague Sandra Ramsay, of Mow Cop Road, Mow Cop, Stoke-on-Trent .
A small Indian monkey is seemingly gob-smacked after reading the latest stock market news .
A BIKINI swim with jellyfish sounds like the most painful past-time on the planet .
A former waitress who quit serving tables to become a professional Britney lookalike has told how her incredible likeness has earned her £300,000 as a full time doppelganger .
VENTURING into the ocean with self-made spears and nets, the fishermen of Zanzibar put their lives on the line when they catch food for their families .