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.
WITHOUT A care in the world, this little snow monkey puts his feet up and settles in for a snooze .
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Gigantic 100ft waves create the perfect playground for dare-devil surfers from across the world .
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THIS DANGER-mad female pensioner could be the oldest Brit to cage dive with CROCODILES .
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A SPECTACULAR array of stars fills the night sky as they soar over this active volcano .
