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.
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A BLIND man was battered with a brick in a sickening attack by two thugs .
WITHOUT A care in the world, this little snow monkey puts his feet up and settles in for a snooze .
A curious red squirrel takes a break from collecting nuts and tries her hand at photography .
AN ARRAY of colours, from pinks to blues and oranges, fill the night sky to create an amazing collection of interstellar patterns .
This longhorn beetle demon-strates a dark side as it looks just like the devil .
Sprawled out on top of a log, this sleeping leopard takes a relaxing break from his daily routine .
WIDE EYED with a huge smile across her face, this little elephant is a picture of happiness .
BURSTING from the water, a beautiful but deadly Sumatran tiger jumps for food in an Indonesian zoo .