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.
TRYING their best to wriggle away, three adorable tiger cubs receive their health checks at Chester Zoo .
These uninvited guests ELEPHANTLY make their annual trip through the reception of this welcoming lodge .
Destroyed buildings and overturned cars are seen after a huge tornado struck Moore, Oklahoma, near Oklahoma City, May 20, 2013 .
BALANCING on top of a tree, this bear cub puts her climbing skills to the test .
A young otter wades through a lake with his eyes set on an older rival’s fish .
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THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .
