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.
Staring death in the face, a little field mouse bravely confronts a hungry cat .
SEA LIFE and greenery in one shot show nature at its very best .
WIDE EYED and staring straight down the lens of the camera, this intrigued seal is ready for his close up .
A US firefighter has battled osteoarthritis and four hip replacements to break the world paddleboarding record .
FROM MRS Patmore to Lady Sybil, these barking mad illustrations show the WOOF-er side of some of our most loved Downton characters .
The dog having been pulled from the car - A police officer smashed a window in the blue Chrysler car to free the dog which was in visible distress .
WITH the phosphorescent blobs and mesmerising patterns, these spectacular images may look like the hall marks of an enchanted forest but it is in fact the scene of thousands of dancing FIREFLIES .
YOU’VE heard of the northern lights now feast your eyes on the natural wonder of the SOUTHERN lights .
A host of websites that are almost twenty years old are collecting a cult following thanks to their retro appeal .
JUDGE BLASTED FOR LETTING PAEDO WALK FREE A PERVERT who sexually assaulted two young girls on an allotment, telling them he was brushing spiders off them, has walked free from court – because jailing him was ‘unfair’ on his family .
STAIRWAY obsessed photographers have captured psychedelic shots that will mesmerise you .
A Brit photographer has captured one of the world's most camera-shy species of fish - during a game of underwater peek-a-boo .