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.
A chipmunk, with his cheeks full to bursting, has no intention of leaving with an empty stomach .
LIFTING their heads high and bumping beaks, these aggressive pelicans clash over fish .
An intrepid explorer hopes to be reunited with his travel partner, after his cuddly toy companion was stolen .
Dogs catch waves at the Coronado Bay dog surf championships Saturday 22nd June 2013- DOG SURFING mutts have never looked so gnarly .
AT 4,800 metres high and just three metres wide, this is the most dangerous road in the world .
ARMED with her camera, bikini and flippers, this brave diver goes swimming with SHARKS .
A carefree bear cub reclines in the water with his feet raised in the air .
A BROWN bear wades through waters in Alaska and waits for his lunch .
THIS incredible shimmer of silver fish mirrors the image of that of an underwater tornado .
A pair of snarling foxes go paw-to-paw and brawl after unexpectedly crossing paths .
This was the chaotic scene when the driver of a 4x4 vehicle became periously trapped under his vehicle for an HOUR when it overturned after a crash on a busy motorway .