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.
LIKE A living balloon this baitball of sardines is ready to burst when threatened by a pointy nosed sailfish .
PAWS for thought as you feast your eyes on this rare bear bathing session .
SAILING over crystal clear waters, the Bajau people of Malaysia live their lives almost entirely at SEA .
A BABY-faced burglar is starting a seven year stretch in custody after being nabbed by a Jaffa Cake .
STRETCHING his little legs in the air, a smiley leaf-tailed gecko breaks free from his old, scaly skin .
UNDERWATER and above-water seaside shots show the best of British beach-life .
AT first glance these images could easily be mistaken for photographs, but they are in-fact real life drawings created using nothing but coloured pencils .
With luminous colours and alien- like features, these magical mushrooms look like they belong on another planet .
This may look like a monster car engine that will leave petrol heads in a spin, but it is in fact a rather snazzy looking COFFEE MACHINE .
Daniel Blore, 21, of Innage Crescent, Bridgnorth, stabbed his mother three times in the attack on January 11 this year, Stafford Crown Court heard .
SPLASHING in the water and fighting in-between rocks, these energetic tigers enjoy their fun-filled morning .