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.
IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .
A luxury caravan with a price tag of ONE MILLION DOLLARS is due to hit the road later this year .
This hungry white tiger has just one thing on her mind - to taste fresh meat .
Full of tired and busy commuters, these underground stations are rarely admired for their architecture or beauty .
SNUGGLED up in the hay away from the elements, this adorable hoglet has sought solace with a familiar friend .
SWIMMING slowly towards the shore, a small group of bottlenose dolphins arrive for breakfast at a beach in Western Australia .
THESE are the Disney Princesses you wouldn't want to run into in a dark alley .
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A photographer has travelled the length of the UK capturing lighthouses and their picturesque surroundings .