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.
Scurrying along the branch of a tree, a little squirrel pushes a pram packed full of Easter treats .
THIS LITTLE squirrel tries to keep himself snug as snow starts to fall around him .
From giant mountains to vast deserts, an American photographer spent a year capturing the diverse and beautiful landscape of the United States .
CONTRASTING settings reveal some of England’s most beautiful landscapes in all their glory .
THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .
FROM A mini table and chairs to a detailed violin, it’s hard to believe these incredible sculptures are all carved into the nib of PENCILS .
INSIDE Britain's last Naval hospital where scurvy was cured looks like an NHS time capsule .
A striped marlin means business as it spots lunch and spears a small fish .
A grey whale and her calf greet an audience of awestruck admirers on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico .
A couple have tied the knot in a spectacular Harry Potter-themed wedding which cost £45,000 .
SWIMMING in unison, millions of silverside fish dwarf the divers .