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.
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
MEET the underwater British seal who is so friendly he loves to grapple divers like a friendly puppy dog .
THESE LOVE BIRDS can’t keep their beaks off each other as they share a very public display of affection .
A Little owl looks down the lens of a camera and gives the photographer a cheeky wink .
ARM extended and head flung back, this little chipmunk performs a loose-limbed yoga move .
VIBRANT bursts of colour fill the screen as beautiful flowers blossom in these time-lapse videos .
THIS incredible shimmer of silver fish mirrors the image of that of an underwater tornado .
A striped marlin means business as it spots lunch and spears a small fish .
PERCHING on the edge of a flower, these loved-up caterpillars can't resist each other as they enjoy a romantic moment together .
HOPPING onto the scales, these adorable baby Humboldt penguins are ready for their first weigh-in .
A project to create an underwater tribute to the stone Moai statues of Easter Island ended in disaster when 15 replica structures were destroyed after toppling from a boat and into the sea .
A SPECTRUM of colours fills the sky during this spectacular and natural display of light .