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 4,800 metres high and just three metres wide, this is the most dangerous road in the world .
A NINJA red squirrel cuts a dashing figure as the little fella jumps up to ten-feet between treetops in the Yorkshire Dales .
The claws come out at meal time as a group of white tailed eagles brawl over road-kill .
Scurrying along the branch of a tree, a little squirrel pushes a pram packed full of Easter treats .
A small Indian monkey is seemingly gob-smacked after reading the latest stock market news .
STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .
A little clownfish opens its mouth to reveal a blood sucking intruder living on its tongue .
A diving guide leaves a shark completely docile and balanced in the palm of his hand .
Swimming side by side with divers, these manatees will do anything they can to stay warm .
An elegant snowy owl spreads her wings and glides effortlessly above the snow covered field .
An adorable little squirrel wakes from a nap and pops out his tongue for the camera .
PAWS for thought as you feast your eyes on this rare bear bathing session .