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 toddler has shrugged off death an incredible 10 times thanks to his parents who revive him with the kiss of life every two weeks .
With stunning scenery and otherworldly vistas, Iceland’s rural beauty is inescapable – especially for Hollywood .
FROM motorcycling to department store shopping these spookily faceless people are part of the Chinese-fad for wearing protective solar-visors in public .
SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive .
FLEXING his muscles and staring straight at his opponent, this bodybuilding squirrel is the nuts .
Sprawled out on top of a log, this sleeping leopard takes a relaxing break from his daily routine .
AN ANGRY giraffe gave a bush-riding cyclist a scare when he stomped his £2K bike into the dirt .
AT 4,800 metres high and just three metres wide, this is the most dangerous road in the world .
A little caterpillar fearlessly scampers down a branch and confronts a praying mantis .
A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .
A German photographer travelled around Africa where he met and photographed members of tribes in a series of intimate portraits .
DINING under the stars, this restaurant takes you back in time - inside an ancient cave .