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.
This hungry white tiger has just one thing on her mind - to taste fresh meat .
STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .
This tranquil setting stretches for miles as the sun sets behind the mountain .
Fishermen in Myanmar have perfected an unusual fishing technique by carefully balancing on one leg .
RACING through the mountain range on horseback, the Kazakh people practice their ancient tradition of hunting with golden eagles .
USUALLY full to bursting, these London Underground stations stand silent and completely commuter free .
A doting seal smiles at her sweet little pup as she tickles its tummy on the beach .
LYING flat out on his back, this little meerkat makes the most of the English sunshine .
BREATHING life back into old photographs, these black and white images are transformed by colour .
A rare manuscript of one of Charlotte Bronte’s earliest poems went under the hammer today and fetched nearly £100,000 – double what it was expected to get .
The rock restaurant, located in Zanzibar – THIS unique restaurant really does boast breath-taking views - as it is perched on a rock in the middle of the sea .