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.
A PENSIONER was left with a fractured jaw after being beaten and robbed outside his home in Birmingham last weekend .
RESTING his weary head on his flipper, this little seal pup takes a much needed nap after an afternoon of strenuous yoga .
FULL OF STUNNING colours and swirling shapes, the furrows on these fields create a mix of mesmerising patterns .
A GLOWING range of greens and blues sweep across the sky in a spectacular display of light .
From a floating jelly fish to a relaxed seal, Britain’s unappreciated beach life is captured above and below the water .
Clinging on to their furry backs, mischievous monkeys appeared to enjoy the free transport as they rode around on a perturbed Capybara .
MESMERIZING night sky photographs offer a spellbinding look at the stars .
LIKE SUPERMAN carrying a slimy Lois Lane through the air this frog is treating its mate to a flying lesson .
This is the amazing moment two white-tailed kites take an in-flight meal - exchanging prey at 100 foot high in mid air .
STRIKING photos capture nature at its most raw and powerful during Earth’s most electrifying event .
WITH STUNNING colours and serene scenes, these photographs capture the otherworldly beauty of the English coast .
