CARRYING a fully grown goat on his back, this five-year-old boy is a child shepherd in the mountains of northern Ethiopia. Away from modern civilization, children living in the Simien Mountains spend their gruelling days herding, or carrying, animals and walking miles through the rocky terrain. From the age of five these children are responsible for goats and sheep in the highlands and when they do rest, the boys and girls are schooled in classrooms made from mud, rocks and wood. German photographer Mario Gerth trekked 3,000 metres up the Ethiopian mountain range to visit this group of Tigray people and their hardy children and witness their unorthodox lifestyle.
An artist has transformed traditional Thanksgiving dinners into mini-masterpieces .
ROLLING up snow in its tiny paws, this little squirrel is looking for a snowball fight .
A tiny puppy who lost his front legs after being hit by a train has been given and new LEASH of life with a set of wheels .
From giant mountains to vast deserts, an American photographer spent a year capturing the diverse and beautiful landscape of the United States .
A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .
A photographer has captured stunning photographs of the Milky Way above picturesque landscapes in the UK and Italy .
SWIMMING next to 40 tonne whales, dare-devil divers take the plunge with these gentle giants of the sea .
Blonde teen Jess Stubbs has certainly got girl power - as Britain’s youngest TRUCKER .
THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS - 250 DRIVERS ARRESTED FOR STREET RACING IN BIRMINGHAM- In Pic - The start line on the Heartlands Parkway Nechels Birmingham .
THIS incredible shimmer of silver fish mirrors the image of that of an underwater tornado .