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.
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A mischievous fox cub demonstrates his playful side by biting his sibling’s tail .
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These are the faces of orphans suffering from the horrifying effects of chemical warfare .
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With blue waves tumbling over them, these surfers glide underneath a tunnel of water .
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Throwing their arms up in the air, these energetic squirrels play a game of ball with a walnut .