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.
CAMPED out in the middle of a forest, these unusual hut hotels take you back to basics .
USUALLY full to bursting, these London Underground stations stand silent and completely commuter free .
COVERING themselves in ash and face paint, these are the holy men who live their lives away from everyday society .
This starling and prairie dog will not back down an inch as they have a fearsome stand-off over who gets to eat a nut .
AIRPORT staff have been put on alert after diet pills that come in grenade shaped containers sparked security alerts .
PERCHED on a branch, these two frogs hold hands as they look into the camera .
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 .
SURROUNDED by divers, a hungry green sea turtle enjoys being the centre of attention .
TRYING their best to wriggle away, three adorable tiger cubs receive their health checks at Chester Zoo .
AN OLD ENGLISH cottage packed full of history and valuables has been left to rot .
An adorable orangutan named Pongo celebrates his first birthday at Zoo Atlanta, Georgia, America .
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 .