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.
At first glance what might look like ordinary rusty bridge and road railings, are in fact amazing works of art .
Pouncing down on top of his twin brother, these two snow leopard cubs practice their kung-fu moves .
NEW DELHI, A woman activist of India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party crosses a police barricade near the residence of ruling Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi during a protest against the recent rape of a five-year-old girl in New Delhi, India, April 21, 2013 .
HOTSPOT MEDIA - BACK TO THE FUTURE WITH AR' KID: A POSTAL SORTER has perfected the art of time travel by delivering images that are from the past .
WITHOUT A care in the world, this little snow monkey puts his feet up and settles in for a snooze .
AN ADORABLE one-eyed kitten has been dubbed the 'pirate cat' because of his pirate-like facial expressions .
CAMPED out in the middle of a forest, these unusual hut hotels take you back to basics .
A TEN-THOUSAND square foot wide Avatar-style grove is such a beauty it will leave you feeling VINE .
An adorable orangutan named Pongo celebrates his first birthday at Zoo Atlanta, Georgia, America .
An artist has transformed traditional Thanksgiving dinners into mini-masterpieces .
A blanket of fog is lit up by the colourful glowing lights of the city below .
SWIMMING next to 40 tonne whales, dare-devil divers take the plunge with these gentle giants of the sea .